Meriania maguirei Wurdack belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Meriania maguirei, Ulloa, C 2279--Ecuador. Loja. Podocarpus NP. Cajanuma. 29 Sep 2012. DSC05265 (140).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Meriania
Specific Epithet
maguirei
Authorship
Wurdack
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.0
Global rank
#39,230 of 335,497
Top 12%
Extinction probability
50%
Location
Ecuador, Loja
-4.114722, -79.174167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Podocarpus, entrada Nudo de Cajanuma, Sendero Guardiania - Mirador. Bosque andino. 2875 m.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Arbol 7-8 m, cáliz verde con morado, partido irregularmente. Pétalos rosado oscuros, filamentos rosado claro, anteras moradas, conectivo crema, algunas flores con falso estambre. The coordinates have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been removed because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.
