Tabernaemontana, Croat 96055--Ecuador. Edo. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, SW of Pita. 18 Mar 06. 155.jpg
Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Los Rios (Canton Caluma)
-1.645556, -79.332778
Location Remarks
Cerro Samama, SE of Potosí, SW of Caluma, South of Río Pita, vicinity of village of Pita, between Pita and Escuela 18 de Deciembre. 164-400 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 1.5-4 m; flowers white.
Location
Ecuador, Los Rios, Babahoyo (El Pangui Canton)
-3.566389, -78.441389
Location Remarks
Valley of Río Waiwaime, near its mouth at Río Quime, vicinity of Ecuacorrientes mining company headquarters, along road which leads to the copper mine, from headquarters camp to the locked gate.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Xavier Cornejo, Christopher Davidson, Geneviève Ferry
Notes
Shrub, 2.5 m tall; fruits orange, dehiscent; milky sap lacking.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Tabernaemontana
Specific Epithet
heterophylla
Authorship
Vahl
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#260,319 of 335,497
Top 78%
Extinction probability
5%
