Palicourea hospitalis, Croat94785--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical, twd El Carmen. 17 Feb 05. 105.jpg
Palicourea hospitalis, Croat94785--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical, twd El Carmen. 17 Feb 05.106.jpg
Palicourea hospitalis, Croat94785--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical, twd El Carmen. 17 Feb 05. 104.jpg
Palicourea hospitalis, Croat94785--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical, twd El Carmen. 17 Feb 05. 103.jpg
Palicourea hospitalis, Croat94785--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical, twd El Carmen. 17 Feb 05.107.jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). 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 1.1 m tall; rachis and pedicels reddish orange; fruits yellow-green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Palicourea
Specific Epithet
hospitalis
Authorship
Standl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#235,635 of 335,497
Top 71%
Extinction probability
10%
