Centropogon solanifolius, Croat 96388--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd.. 25 Mar 06. 255 (2).jpg
Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Scandent, 1.2 m tall; flowers scarlet-red exteriior, lobes pale orange; fruits green; ovary prominently lobed; sap milky.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Centropogon
Specific Epithet
solanifolius
Authorship
Benth.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
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
#250,222 of 335,497
Top 75%
Extinction probability
9%
