Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)
0.977222, -78.198056
Location Remarks
Herbario Nacional, Quito
Collectors
No collectors specified
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.
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%