Polylepis ochreata (Wedd.) Bitter belongs to the Rosaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Polylepis sericea, Ulloa 2171--Ecuador. Pichincha. Reserva Yanacocha. 11 Jun 2011. 063 (29).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Polylepis
Specific Epithet
ochreata
Authorship
(Wedd.) Bitter
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 32.0
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.4
Global rank
#11,249 of 335,497
Top 4%
Extinction probability
9%
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
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Árbol 3-4 m; flores colgantes.
