Peristethium leptostachyum, Croat 95815--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 12 Mar 06. 155 (2).jpg
Peristethium leptostachyum, Croat 95815--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 12 Mar 06. 155.jpg
Peristethium leptostachyum, Croat 95815--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 12 Mar 06. 155 (3).jpg
Peristethium leptostachyum, Croat 95815--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 12 Mar 06. 155 (1).jpg
Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hemiparasite; viny habit with pendent branches. Flowers green to white.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Loranthaceae
Genus
Peristethium
Specific Epithet
leptostachyum
Authorship
(Kunth) Tiegh.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#192,361 of 335,497
Top 58%
Extinction probability
10%
