Arcytophyllum thymifolium, Croat95078--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Mira-San Isidro. 20 Feb 05. 298.jpg
Arcytophyllum thymifolium, Croat95078--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Mira-San Isidro. 20 Feb 05. 295.jpg
Arcytophyllum thymifolium, Croat95078--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Mira-San Isidro. 20 Feb 05. 297.jpg
Arcytophyllum thymifolium, Croat95078--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Mira-San Isidro. 20 Feb 05. 296.jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Erect, woody at the base, to 20 cm tall; flowers white.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Arcytophyllum
Specific Epithet
thymifolium
Authorship
(Ruiz & Pav.) Standl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#112,713 of 335,497
Top 34%
Extinction probability
10%
