Distichia acicularis, Ulloa 2135--Ecuador. Azuay. P. N. Cajas. 8 Jun 2011. 159 (5).jpg
Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Azuay (Cuenca Canton)
-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
Almohadilla, flores femeninas.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Distichia
Specific Epithet
acicularis
Authorship
Balslev & Laegaard
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#146,167 of 335,497
Top 44%
Extinction probability
6%
