Chaetogastra oroensis (Gleason) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang. belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Tibouchina, D. Neill 16021--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.ResTapichalaca-roadside 25 Sep 2007 187 (1).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Chaetogastra
Specific Epithet
oroensis
Authorship
(Gleason) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#211,331 of 335,497
Top 63%
Extinction probability
23%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda
-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.
