Axinaea quitensis, Ulloa, C 2275--Ecuador. Zamora-Chinchipe. San Francisco. 28 Sep 2012. DSC05248 (424).JPG
Axinaea quitensis Benoist belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Axinaea
Specific Epithet
quitensis
Authorship
Benoist
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#308,810 of 335,497
Top 93%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe
-3.973694, -79.077333
Location Remarks
Vía Loja-Zamora, Estación Cientifica San Francisco, sendero zig-zag, camino canal y Q2. 1862 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Árbol 6-8 m, fino tomento blanquecino, cáliz verde, corola lila muy pálido, filamentos lila oscuros, anteras moradas, conectivo amarillo crema, estilo lila.
