Sauvagesia erecta L. belongs to the Ochnaceae family. Flora of the World contains 4 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Sauvagesia, Croat 94773--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical, twd El Carmen. 17 Feb 05.210 (4).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Ochnaceae
Genus
Sauvagesia
Specific Epithet
erecta
Authorship
L.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
2/16/2005
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Creeping; flowers pink.
3/15/2002
Location
French Guiana
4.558556, -52.463417
Location Remarks
Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village
Collectors
No collectors specified
4/15/2006
Location
Gabon, Estuaire
0.416278, 9.490083
Location Remarks
Libreville - Aboretum Sibang. Elev. 30 m.
Collectors
Gretchen Walters, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J.P. Van de Weghe
9/20/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-3.630278, -78.447222
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial herb in waste ground along road cut. Stems ascending. Stems and petioles reddish. Corolla cream to pale greenish.
