Fuchsia polyantha Killip ex Munz belongs to the Onagraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Fuchsia polyantha, Croat94734--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Rd Tulcan to El Chical. 16 Feb 05. 274.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Fuchsia
Specific Epithet
polyantha
Authorship
Killip ex Munz
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 10.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.9
Global rank
#48,531 of 335,497
Top 15%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
3.5 m tall; flowers orange-red.
