Centropogon nigricans, Croat 96367--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd.. 25 Mar 06. 450 (1).jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador (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
1-1.3 m tall; corolla pale yellow-green, tinged violet-purple; fruit green, semiglossy, lobed; sap milky.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Centropogon
Specific Epithet
nigricans
Authorship
Zahlbr.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
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
#213,503 of 335,497
Top 64%
Extinction probability
11%
