Stenospermation latifolium cf, Croat93424--Ecuador. Prov. Cotopaxi. Guayacan-Pucayacu rd. 14 Aug 04. 094.jpg
Stenospermation latifolium cf, Croat93424--Ecuador. Prov. Cotopaxi. Guayacan-Pucayacu rd. 14 Aug 04. 093.jpg
Stenospermation latifolium cf, Croat93424--Ecuador. Prov. Cotopaxi. Guayacan-Pucayacu rd. 14 Aug 04. 095.jpg
Stenospermation latifolium, Croat94414--Ecuador. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 249.jpg
Stenospermation latifolium, Croat94414--Ecuador. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 248.jpg
Stenospermation latifolium, Croat94414--Ecuador. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 251.jpg
Stenospermation latifolium, Croat94414--Ecuador. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 253.jpg
Stenospermation latifolium, Croat94414--Ecuador. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 252.jpg
Stenospermation latifolium, Croat94414--Ecuador. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 250.jpg
Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Latacunga (Mejía Canton)
-0.610278, -78.477167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cotopaxi: Laguna de Limpiopungo. Colecciones en y alrededor de la laguna. Páramo. 3863 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Terrestrial on steep bank; internodes medium green and weakly glossy, becoming light gray-brown; petioles sheathed throughout; free-ending, usually above base of blade, medium to dark green and weakly glossy; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and weakly glossy above, moderately paler and semiglossy below; midrib sunken and concolorous above, narrowly rounded and paler below; primary lateral veins very weakly pleated-raised and concolorous above, flattened and scarcely visible, concolorous below; inflorescence erect; spathe whitish; spadix creamy white, 5 cm x 6.5 mm, matte.
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Stenospermation
Specific Epithet
latifolium
Authorship
Engl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.4
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
4.3
Global rank
#4,241 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
40%
