Gonzalagunia sessilifolia Standl. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Gonzalagunia sessilifolia, Croat93420--Ecuador. Prov. Cotopaxi. Guayacan- Pucayacu rd. 14 Aug 04. 154.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Gonzalagunia
Specific Epithet
sessilifolia
Authorship
Standl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#234,918 of 335,497
Top 71%
Extinction probability
10%
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.
