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Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda (Palanda Canton)
-4.481111, -79.149167
Location Remarks
Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, along road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud forest and disturbed roadside vegetation. 2650 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Laxly-stemmed shrub to 2 m tall, on rocky roadside. Leaves bullate. Calyx green. Corolla brilliant purple, very showy. Anthers yellow. Anther connectives purple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Chaetogastra
Specific Epithet
oroensis
Authorship
(Gleason) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#211,331 of 335,497
Top 63%
Extinction probability
23%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
