Erythroxylum rufum Cav. belongs to the Erythroxylaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Erythroxylaceae
Genus
Erythroxylum
Specific Epithet
rufum
Authorship
Cav.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#130,992 of 335,497
Top 40%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Peru, Cusco, La Convencion
-12.901389, -72.762222
Location Remarks
Distrito Santa Ana. Tunqui Mayo. Bosque secundario y borde de quebrada. 1870 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Efraín Suclli, Jim Farfán Vargas, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Arbusto 2 m; flores blanco-verdosas.