Daphnopsis grandis, Croat 95929--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 018 (10).jpg
Native to Bolivia, Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Treelet 4 m; flowers greenish; fruits pale orange.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 7-8 m tall; fruits ovoid, yellow-orange.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Daphnopsis
Specific Epithet
equatorialis
Authorship
Nevling
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#160,671 of 335,497
Top 48%
Extinction probability
13%
