Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Azuay
-2.783056, -79.223889
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cajas, Laguna Toreadora. 3945 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Hierba en cojín, diminuta, corola blanca.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Arcytophyllum
Specific Epithet
filiforme
Authorship
(Ruiz & Pav.) Standl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#83,985 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
6%