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Polemoniaceae Cantua quercifolia | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Cantua quercifolia Juss.

Protologue Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. iii. (1804) 118.BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Cantua quercifolia Juss. belongs to the Polemoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (50).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Ulloa, C 2234

September 26, 2012

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

Arbusto 0.5 m. Flores blancas.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Cantua

Specific Epithet

quercifolia

Authorship

Juss.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 13.9

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.4

Global rank

#26,520 of 335,497

Top 8%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →