Macrocarpaea, Ulloa, C 2353--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (128).JPG
Macrocarpaea, Ulloa, C 2353--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (127).JPG
Macrocarpaea, Ulloa, C 2353--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (130).JPG
Macrocarpaea, Ulloa, C 2353--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (131).JPG
Macrocarpaea, Ulloa, C 2353--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (126).JPG
Macrocarpaea, Ulloa, C 2353--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (134).JPG
Macrocarpaea, Ulloa, C 2353--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (135).JPG
Macrocarpaea, Ulloa, C 2353--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (133).JPG
Macrocarpaea, Ulloa, C 2353--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (132).JPG
Macrocarpaea, Ulloa, C 2353--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (125).JPG
Macrocarpaea, DNeill16001--Ecuador. Prov. Zam. Ch. Res.Tapichalaca. Qb. Honda. 25 Sep 07. 228.jpg
Macrocarpaea, DNeill16001--Ecuador. Prov. Zam. Ch. Res.Tapichalaca. Qb. Honda. 25 Sep 07. 231.jpg
Macrocarpaea, DNeill16001--Ecuador. Prov. Zam. Ch. Res.Tapichalaca. Qb. Honda. 25 Sep 07. 229.jpg
Macrocarpaea, DNeill16001--Ecuador. Prov. Zam. Ch. Res.Tapichalaca. Qb. Honda. 25 Sep 07. 230.jpg
Macrocarpaea, DNeill16001--Ecuador. Prov. Zam. Ch. Res.Tapichalaca. Qb. Honda. 25 Sep 07. 227.jpg
Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda (Palanda Canton)
-4.481111, -79.149167
Location Remarks
Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, along road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud forest and disturbed roadside vegetation. 2650 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub to 3 m tall. Inflorescence terminal, erect. Old fruits brown.
Location
Ecuador, Loja (Loja Canton)
-4.114722, -79.174167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Podocarpus, entrada Nudo de Cajanuma, Sendero Guardiania - Mirador. Bosque andino. 2875 m.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Arbusto 4-5 m, parece como un árbol recortado; flores amarillo-verdoso, estilo verde.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Gentianaceae
Genus
Macrocarpaea
Specific Epithet
noctiluca
Authorship
J.R.Grant & Struwe
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#198,024 of 335,497
Top 60%
Extinction probability
38%
