Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Sucumbios
0.399167, -77.346944
Location Remarks
Above road from Lumbaqui to La Bonita, departing main Baeza-Lago Agrio road, just E of Río Aguarico bridge E of Lumbaqui, 5.8 km NW of jct. with main highway.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Shrub 1.5 m tall; fruits green to purple; fruiting axis tends to be deflexed.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Sabicea
Specific Epithet
pyramidalis
Authorship
L.Andersson
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#314,208 of 335,497
Top 94%
Extinction probability
24%