Pearcea purpurea (Poepp.) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pearcea, RVasquez 31464--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Parq. Nac. Yanachaga Chemillen. 12 Oct 06. 210 (10).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Pearcea
Specific Epithet
purpurea
Authorship
(Poepp.) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
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
#213,576 of 335,497
Top 64%
Extinction probability
23%
Location
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa
-10.337778, -75.251944
Location Remarks
Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo
Notes
Bosque remanente en borde de quebrada. Hierba 0.60 m, flores amarillas, lóbulos con máculas granates.
