Sphaeradenia steyermarkii (Harling) Harling belongs to the Cyclanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
DNeill15989--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Res.Tapichalaca. Qb. Honda. 25 Sep 07. 067.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Cyclanthaceae
Genus
Sphaeradenia
Specific Epithet
steyermarkii
Authorship
(Harling) Harling
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#254,032 of 335,497
Top 76%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda
-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
Terrestrial. Leaves to 1.5 m long, borne erect. Fruiting spikes dark red, positioned ca. 0.25 m above the ground.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-3.630278, -78.447222
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial herb. Fruiting spikes bright red.
