Miconia spadiciflora (Triana) Michelang. belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 95188

February 21, 2005

Location

Ecuador, Esmeraldas

1.078611, -78.666667

Location Remarks

Along Río San Juan 0.7 km N of Lita-San Lorenzo Road. 300 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Unbranched treelet, less than 0.5 m tall; inflorescence rose-pink, terminal and solitary; young fruits with persistent calyx.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Melastomataceae

Genus

Miconia

Specific Epithet

spadiciflora

Authorship

(Triana) Michelang.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 8.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#58,083 of 335,497

Top 18%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Tococa spadiciflora Triana

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy