Piptocarpha klugii, Neill 15835--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cord. del Condor. Silica mine, Las Orquideas. 18 Sep 07. 0 (8).jpg
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe, Nangaritza Canton (Nangaritza Canton)
-4.143333, -78.645556
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor region. West side of upper Río Nangaritza, along road about 13 km south of Guayzimi. Silica mine "La Daniela". Dense wet primary forest on sloping Hollín sandstone plateau, being mined for silica sand for glass manufacture. 970 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Scandent, liana-like, spreading out over low forest canopy. Flowers white. Involucre green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Piptocarpha
Specific Epithet
klugii
Authorship
G.Lom.Sm. ex H.Rob.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#259,867 of 335,497
Top 78%
Extinction probability
10%
