Pilea, Croat93272--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 121.jpg
Pilea, Croat93272--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 120.jpg
Pilea, Croat93272--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 119.jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence 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, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Pendent; inflorescence greenish.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Pilea
Specific Epithet
arguta
Authorship
(Kunth) Wedd.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#81,270 of 335,497
Top 25%
Extinction probability
10%
