Aphelandra acanthus, Croat, T 96308--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 238 (2).jpg
Aphelandra acanthus, Croat, T 96308--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 238 (4).jpg
Aphelandra acanthus, Croat, T 96308--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 238 (5).jpg
Aphelandra acanthus, Croat, T 96308--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 238 (7).jpg
Aphelandra acanthus, Croat, T 96308--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 238 (6).jpg
Aphelandra acanthus, Croat, T 96308--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 238 (3).jpg
Aphelandra acanthus, Croat, T 96308--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 238 (8).jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 3 m tall; flower yellow.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Aphelandra
Specific Epithet
acanthus
Authorship
Nees
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#252,447 of 335,497
Top 76%
Extinction probability
6%
