Heppiella ulmifolia (Kunth) Hanst. belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Heppiella ulmifolia, Croat94746--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Rd Tulcan to El Chical. 16 Feb 05. 259.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Heppiella
Specific Epithet
ulmifolia
Authorship
(Kunth) Hanst.
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
#240,172 of 335,497
Top 72%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial less than 1 m tall; branches sprawling; flowers red.
