Gonzalagunia sessilifolia Standl. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 93420

August 15, 2004

Location

Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Latacunga

-0.610278, -78.477167

Location Remarks

Parque Nacional Cotopaxi: Laguna de Limpiopungo. Colecciones en y alrededor de la laguna. Páramo. 3863 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Shrub 2 m tall; flowers white; fruits white.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Gonzalagunia

Specific Epithet

sessilifolia

Authorship

Standl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#234,918 of 335,497

Top 71%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →