DNeill15989--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Res.Tapichalaca. Qb. Honda. 25 Sep 07. 067.jpg
Sphaeradenia steyermarkii (Harling) Harling belongs to the Cyclanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Cyclanthaceae
Genus
Sphaeradenia
Specific Epithet
steyermarkii
Authorship
(Harling) Harling
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.
