Palicourea wurdackii (Steyerm.) Borhidi belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Psychotria, DNeill15882--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 130.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Palicourea
Specific Epithet
wurdackii
Authorship
(Steyerm.) Borhidi
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
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
#220,224 of 335,497
Top 66%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-3.630278, -78.447222
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 2 m tall. Branchlets and inflorescence rachis suffused dark reddish. Calyx green, suffused reddish. Corolla white.
