Triolena, Croat93324--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 006.jpg
Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Los Rios, Babahoyo (El Pangui Canton)
-3.566389, -78.441389
Location Remarks
Valley of Río Waiwaime, near its mouth at Río Quime, vicinity of Ecuacorrientes mining company headquarters, along road which leads to the copper mine, from headquarters camp to the locked gate.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Less than 1/3 m tall; flowers white; blades purplish below; inflorescence orange reddish in flower.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Triolena
Specific Epithet
pustulata
Authorship
Triana
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#268,254 of 335,497
Top 80%
Extinction probability
5%
