Markea, Vasquez 34757--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Miraflores, Rio Tigre. 10 Nov 08. 112.jpg
Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela; presence uncertain in Guyana (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto (Nauta)
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, F. Díaz, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Epífita en nido de hormigas; flores verdosas con tubérculos.
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto (Nauta)
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, F. Díaz, Antonio Peña Cruz
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Markea
Specific Epithet
formicarum
Authorship
Dammer
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#93,875 of 335,497
Top 28%
Extinction probability
10%
