Palicourea loxensis C.M.Taylor belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Palicourea loxensis, D. Neill 15983--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.ResTapichalacaQueb.Onda25Sep2007 183.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Palicourea
Specific Epithet
loxensis
Authorship
C.M.Taylor
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
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
#116,942 of 335,497
Top 35%
Extinction probability
36%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda
-4.481111, -79.149167
Location Remarks
Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, along road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud forest and disturbed roadside vegetation. 2650 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 6-8 m tall. Leaves stiff, somewhat revolute. Corolla white. Calyx green.
