Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela; introduced into Galápagos, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Southeast, Society Is., St.Helena, Sulawesi (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

October 26, 2005

Location

Peru, Cusco (Jardin Botanico at Machu Picchu)

Location Remarks

South side of the bridge over Rio Urubamba, beginning of Carretera Hiram Bingham.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 26, 2005

Location

Peru, Cusco

-13.168611, -72.543611

Location Remarks

Sanctuario Machu Picchu. Trail to Intipunku (Inca Trail).

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Cinchona

Specific Epithet

pubescens

Authorship

Vahl

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

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

0.0

Global rank

#304,694 of 335,497

Top 91%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →