Coriaria ruscifolia, Ulloa 2091--Ecuador. P. N. Sangay. 6 June 2011. 033 (10).jpg
Native to Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Guinea, Panamá, Peru, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Chimborazo (Riobamba Canton)
-1.496667, -78.865278
Location Remarks
Reserva de Producción Faunística Chimborazo, entrada por la carretera Ambato-Guaranda, Arenal del Volcán Chimborazo. 4457 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Katya Romoleroux, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal, Jorge Caranqui
Notes
Arbusto escandente.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)
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
Sprawling shrub to less 1 m tall; flowers purplish; berries dark purple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Coriariaceae
Genus
Coriaria
Specific Epithet
ruscifolia
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.8
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
#73,608 of 335,497
Top 22%
Extinction probability
10%
