Drymonia chiribogana, Croat 96249--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 014 (4).jpg
Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
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
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte; calyx green, the margins purplish; corolla white, lobes lavender violet, the throat yellowish with purple lines extending onto lobes.
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
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial; corolla white, lobes violet-purple with yellow spot at each sinus.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Drymonia
Specific Epithet
chiribogana
Authorship
Wiehler
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#114,561 of 335,497
Top 35%
Extinction probability
24%
