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Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe, Nangaritza (Nangaritza Canton)
-4.283889, -78.649722
Location Remarks
Along Río Nangaritza, between Las Orchideas and Miasi. 871 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Tree 8 m tall. Growing on solid rock above river level. Inflorescences fasciculate on horizontal branches. Flowers cream-white. Dichasium of three flowers; these fasciculate.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Aquifoliales
Family
Aquifoliaceae
Genus
Ilex
Specific Epithet
maxima
Authorship
W.J.Hahn
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#74,426 of 335,497
Top 23%
Extinction probability
6%
