Meriania tetragona, Ulloa, C 2283--Ecuador. Loja. Podocarpus NP. Cajanuma. 29 Sep 2012. DSC05265 (334).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Meriania
Specific Epithet
tetragona
Authorship
(Cogn.) Wurdack
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
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
#200,515 of 335,497
Top 60%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Loja
-4.114722, -79.174167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Podocarpus, entrada Nudo de Cajanuma, Sendero Guardiania - Mirador. Bosque andino. 2875 m.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Arbusto 1 m, nervaduras rojizas cápsulas negras. Tallo aladpo. Pseudoestípulas rojo-vino.
