Monopyle macrocarpa Benth. belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Monopyle macrocarpa cf, Croat93577--Ecuador. Prov. Sucumbio. Jct to La Bonita. 17 Aug 04. 001.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Monopyle
Specific Epithet
macrocarpa
Authorship
Benth.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
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
#248,918 of 335,497
Top 75%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Sucumbios
0.399167, -77.346944
Location Remarks
Above road from Lumbaqui to La Bonita, departing main Baeza-Lago Agrio road, just E of Río Aguarico bridge E of Lumbaqui, 5.8 km NW of jct. with main highway.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Terrestrial; corolla lavender-blue with white throat.
Location
Ecuador, Cotopaxi
-0.868889, -79.159167
Location Remarks
Along road from Guayacan to Pucayacú, Departing main Quevedo-Latacunga Hwy. (23.2 km W of Cotopaxi-Los Ríos border 0.8 km N of Guayacan, 8.4 km S of Guasaganda.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Ca. 1 m tall; corolla lobe deep purple on limb, much paler in throat and outside on tube with yellow streak below lower lip.
