Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (50).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (52).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (46).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (42).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (27).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (38).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (33).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (28).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (41).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (43).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (48).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (37).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (51).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (30).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (29).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (47).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (49).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (44).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (45).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (35).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (26).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (32).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (31).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (39).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (40).JPG
Cantua quercifolia, Ulloa, C 2234--Ecuador. Azuay. Susudel-Loja. 27 Sep 2012. DSC04644 (34).JPG
Native to Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence 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
Arbusto 0.5 m. Flores blancas.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Cantua
Specific Epithet
quercifolia
Authorship
Juss.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.9
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.4
Global rank
#26,520 of 335,497
Top 8%
Extinction probability
11%
