Sciodaphyllum patulum Rusby belongs to the Araliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Neill, D 15872

September 19, 2007

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui

-3.630278, -78.447222

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.

Collectors

David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Tree 8-10 m tall, sparsely branched. Common at this site. Inflorescences terminal. Flowers and fruits yellow-green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Sciodaphyllum

Specific Epithet

patulum

Authorship

Rusby

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#277,869 of 335,497

Top 83%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →