Goeppertia metallica (Planch. & Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez belongs to the Marantaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Calathea metallica, Croat94455--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 052.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Marantaceae
Genus
Goeppertia
Specific Epithet
metallica
Authorship
(Planch. & Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#166,892 of 335,497
Top 50%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
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
