Calathea ischnosiphonoides H.Kenn. belongs to the Marantaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Calathea ischnosiphonoides, Croat 96402--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd.. 25 Mar 06. 270 (1).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Marantaceae
Genus
Calathea
Specific Epithet
ischnosiphonoides
Authorship
H.Kenn.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.0
Global rank
#41,038 of 335,497
Top 13%
Extinction probability
49%
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
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Floweriing spikes to 0.75 m tall, lefy culms to 1 m long; flowers greenish, upper perianth member wine-purplish; lower member white. The coordinates have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been shortened because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.
