Symplocos vanderwerffii B.Ståhl belongs to the Symplocaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
DNeill15898--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 361.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Symplocaceae
Genus
Symplocos
Specific Epithet
vanderwerffii
Authorship
B.Ståhl
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#164,192 of 335,497
Top 49%
Extinction probability
37%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-3.630278, -78.447222
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 10 m tall. Flowers greenish-cream. Fruits green, with inferior ovary, single-seeded drupe.
