Hillia illustris (Vell.) K.Schum. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
DNeill15768--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. C. del Condor. Las Orquideas. 16 Sep 07. 063.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Hillia
Specific Epithet
illustris
Authorship
(Vell.) K.Schum.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#279,066 of 335,497
Top 84%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Small epiphytic shrublet, somewhat scandent. Leaves rather thick and fleshy. Fruit capsular, with long persistent calyx lobes. ID is qualified with "cf."
