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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Melastomataceae

Genus

Chaetogastra

Specific Epithet

oroensis

Authorship

(Gleason) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#211,331 of 335,497

Top 63%

Extinction probability

23%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Tibouchina oroensis Gleason

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy