DNeill15747--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Silica Mine, Las Orquideas. 15 Sep 07. 434.jpg
Native to Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Small tree 5 m tall. White, milky latex. Leaves pale green beneath with a pair of glands at the base of the blade. Leaf margins revolute. Flowers pale yellow.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Dendrothrix
Specific Epithet
condorensis
Authorship
K.Wurdack
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#230,891 of 335,497
Top 69%
Extinction probability
11%
