Cecropia gabrielis, Croat 95888--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 295 (20).jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
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
Tree, 10 m; spikes reddish; juvenile foliage reddish; bracts bright red.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Cecropia
Specific Epithet
gabrielis
Authorship
Cuatrec.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#86,445 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
12%
