Cervantesia tomentosa, Ulloa 1944--Ecuador. Pichincha. Old rd to Papallacta. 31 May 2011. 001 (4).jpg
Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
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, Katya Romoleroux, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Arbusto 4 m, denso tomento café-rojizo, pétalos verdes claro por dentro, densamente tomentosos por fuera.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Cervantesiaceae
Genus
Cervantesia
Specific Epithet
tomentosa
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#169,323 of 335,497
Top 51%
Extinction probability
6%
