Marcgraviastrum gigantophyllum (Gilg) Bedell ex S.Dressler belongs to the Marcgraviaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Croat94752--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical, twd El Carmen. 17 Feb 05. 172.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Marcgraviaceae
Genus
Marcgraviastrum
Specific Epithet
gigantophyllum
Authorship
(Gilg) Bedell ex S.Dressler
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#144,293 of 335,497
Top 44%
Extinction probability
25%
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hemiepiphytic shrub; branches pendent; flowers green, unopened; fruits green to red, some opened with red seeds.
