Erythrina smithiana Krukoff belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Erythrina smithiana, Croat 96023--Ecuador. Edo. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, SW of Pita. 18 Mar 06. 028 (1).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Erythrina
Specific Epithet
smithiana
Authorship
Krukoff
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#109,506 of 335,497
Top 33%
Extinction probability
38%
Location
Ecuador, Los Rios
-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 6 m tall; flowers orange; fruits brown with red seeds. The coordinates have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been removed because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.
