Columnea tenella, Croat 95108--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Alto Tambo. 21 Feb 05. 296.jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)
0.977222, -78.198056
Location Remarks
Herbario Nacional, Quito
Collectors
Location
Ecuador, Esmeraldas (San Lorenzo Canton)
1.078611, -78.666667
Location Remarks
Along Río San Juan 0.7 km N of Lita-San Lorenzo Road. 300 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hemiepiphyte; branches spreading; calyx reddish; corolla white at base, reddish toward apex, purple at tip.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Columnea
Specific Epithet
tenella
Authorship
L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#243,243 of 335,497
Top 73%
Extinction probability
11%
