Ilex maxima, Neill 15795--Ecuador. Z.C. Margin of Rio Nangaritza. 17 Sep 07. 206 (5).jpg
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%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-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.
