Siphocampylus scandens, DNeill15837--Ecua. Prov. Zam. Ch. C. del Condor. Silica mine, Las Orq. 18 Sep 07 062.jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza (Nangaritza Canton)
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Herbaceous vine, in forest light-gap. Corolla pinkish-red.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda (Palanda Canton)
-4.481111, -79.149167
Location Remarks
Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, along road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud forest and disturbed roadside vegetation. 2650 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Herbaceous, scandent vine, scrambling over low shrubs. Corolla pink.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Siphocampylus
Specific Epithet
scandens
Authorship
(Kunth) G.Don
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#292,224 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
5%
