Begonia maurandiae A.DC. belongs to the Begoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Begonia secunda, Croat 96006--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Ca 11 km, La Union-Chiriboga. 17 Mar 06. 054 (8).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia
Specific Epithet
maurandiae
Authorship
A.DC.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#157,079 of 335,497
Top 47%
Extinction probability
11%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
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
Epiphyte on small branch, scandent male flowers orange, female flowers with vestigial perianth; ovary green with long upper wing.
