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Taxon

Clusia elliptica Kunth

Protologue Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] v. 199.BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 168.jpg

Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 168.jpg

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Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 170.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 176.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 173.jpg

Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 173.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 171.jpg

Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 171.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 177.jpg

Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 177.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 169.jpg

Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 169.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 172.jpg

Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 172.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 175.jpg

Clusia, RVasquez31428--Peru. Prov. Oxapampa. Bosque de Shollet, ca. Oxapampa. 11 Oct 06. 175.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Vasquez, Ro 31428

October 11, 2006

Location

Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa (Palcazu)

-10.337778, -75.251944

Location Remarks

Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.

Collectors

Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Bosque esclerofilo, sobre suelo de arenisca. Arbusto 3 m, frutos verdes.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Clusiaceae

Genus

Clusia

Specific Epithet

elliptica

Authorship

Kunth

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#275,230 of 335,497

Top 83%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →