Myrcianthes rhopaloides (Kunth) Mc Vaugh belongs to the Myrtaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Myrcianthes
Specific Epithet
rhopaloides
Authorship
(Kunth) Mc Vaugh
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#122,247 of 335,497
Top 37%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Ecuador, Azuay
-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
Árbol 4-5 m.
Location
Ecuador
0.977222, -78.198056
Location Remarks
Herbario Nacional, Quito
Collectors
No collectors specified