Tococa, Croat 94873--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical-Penas Blancas. 19 Feb 05. 227 (2).jpg
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 1.5 m tall; rachis and berries reddish; corolla pink.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Miconia
Specific Epithet
platyphylla
Authorship
(Benth.) L.O.Williams
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#83,794 of 335,497
Top 25%
Extinction probability
11%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
