Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Neill, D 15808

September 17, 2007

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza (Nangaritza Canton)

-4.313333, -78.661389

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.

Collectors

David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe

Notes

Shrub 2 m tall. Inflorescence green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Urticaceae

Genus

Urera

Specific Epithet

verrucosa

Authorship

(Liebm.) V.W.Steinm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#236,605 of 335,497

Top 71%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →