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Heliotropium gigantifolium (Killip ex J.S.Mill.) J.I.M.Melo

Protologue Phytotaxa 568(1): 94. 2022 [11 Oct 2022] [epublished]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Tournefortia gigantifolia, Croat93358--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 117.jpg

Tournefortia gigantifolia, Croat93358--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 117.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tournefortia gigantifolia, Croat93358--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 115.jpg

Tournefortia gigantifolia, Croat93358--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 115.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tournefortia gigantifolia, Croat93358--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 118.jpg

Tournefortia gigantifolia, Croat93358--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 118.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tournefortia gigantifolia, Croat93358--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 119.jpg

Tournefortia gigantifolia, Croat93358--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 119.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tournefortia gigantifolia, Croat93358--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 116.jpg

Tournefortia gigantifolia, Croat93358--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 116.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

Croat, T 93358

August 14, 2004

Location

Ecuador, Los Rios, Babahoyo (El Pangui Canton)

-3.566389, -78.441389

Location Remarks

Valley of Río Waiwaime, near its mouth at Río Quime, vicinity of Ecuacorrientes mining company headquarters, along road which leads to the copper mine, from headquarters camp to the locked gate.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Xavier Cornejo, Christopher Davidson, Geneviève Ferry

Notes

Treelet 1.2 m tall; fruits pale green to white.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Heliotropiaceae

Genus

Heliotropium

Specific Epithet

gigantifolium

Authorship

(Killip ex J.S.Mill.) J.I.M.Melo

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#297,823 of 335,497

Top 89%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Tournefortia gigantifolia Killip ex J.S.Mill.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy