Calathea ischnosiphonoides, Croat 96402--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd.. 25 Mar 06. 270 (1).jpg
Endemic to Ecuador (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, 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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Marantaceae
Genus
Calathea
Specific Epithet
ischnosiphonoides
Authorship
H.Kenn.
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%
