Axinaea quitensis Benoist belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Axinaea quitensis, Ulloa, C 2275--Ecuador. Zamora-Chinchipe. San Francisco. 28 Sep 2012. DSC05248 (424).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Axinaea
Specific Epithet
quitensis
Authorship
Benoist
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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.
