Myrcianthes rhopaloides, Ulloa 2139--Ecuador. Cajas. P. N. Surocucho. 9 Jun 2011. 075 (11).jpg
Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences 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
Árbol 4-5 m.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)
0.977222, -78.198056
Location Remarks
Herbario Nacional, Quito
Collectors
No collectors specified
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%
