Polylepis sericea, Ulloa 2171--Ecuador. Pichincha. Reserva Yanacocha. 11 Jun 2011. 063 (29).jpg
Native to Colombia, 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
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Árbol 3-4 m; flores colgantes.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Polylepis
Specific Epithet
ochreata
Authorship
(Wedd.) Bitter
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%
