Vandellia diffusa L. belongs to the Linderniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Neill, D 15894

September 19, 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

Small terrestrial herb, in disturbed ground, at roadside. Leaves suffused purple beneath. Corolla cream-white to pink.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Linderniaceae

Genus

Vandellia

Specific Epithet

diffusa

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#263,715 of 335,497

Top 79%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Lindernia diffusa (L.) Wettst.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy