Macleania floribunda Hook. belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Macleania floribunda, Neill 15843--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C. del Condor. Silica mine, Las Orq.18 Sep 07. 257 (17).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Macleania
Specific Epithet
floribunda
Authorship
Hook.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#223,993 of 335,497
Top 67%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe, Nangaritza Canton
-4.143333, -78.645556
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor region. West side of upper Río Nangaritza, along road about 13 km south of Guayzimi. Silica mine "La Daniela". Dense wet primary forest on sloping Hollín sandstone plateau, being mined for silica sand for glass manufacture. 970 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Epiphytic shrub. Corolla bright orange.
