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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Palicourea

Specific Epithet

loxensis

Authorship

C.M.Taylor

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#116,942 of 335,497

Top 35%

Extinction probability

36%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →