Above road from Lumbaqui to La Bonita, departing main Baeza-Lago Agrio road, just E of Río Aguarico bridge E of Lumbaqui, 5.8 km NW of jct. with main highway.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Shrub less than 1 m tall; fruits red.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Notopleura

Specific Epithet

acuta

Authorship

C.M.Taylor

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.7

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

0.4

Global rank

#132,346 of 335,497

Top 40%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →