Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 1 country.
Columellia oblonga
subsp. oblonga
subsp. sericea
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Identified as
Columellia oblonga subsp. sericea
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Arbusto 5-6 m.
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, Christine E. Edwards
Notes
Arbusto 4-5 m, flores amarillas
Identified as
Columellia oblonga subsp. oblonga
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, D. Minga
Notes
Arbusto 3 m.
Identified as
Columellia oblonga subsp. sericea
Location
Ecuador, Imbabura (Cotacachi Canton)
0.293472, -78.352194
Location Remarks
Laguna Cuicocha
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Bruniales
Family
Columelliaceae
Genus
Columellia
Specific Epithet
oblonga
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 12.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#86,603 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
5%