Palicourea luteonivea, D. Neill 15923--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 222 (14).jpg
Palicourea luteonivea C.M.Taylor belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Palicourea
Specific Epithet
luteonivea
Authorship
C.M.Taylor
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
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
#239,096 of 335,497
Top 72%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-3.630278, -78.447222
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 5-6 m tall, in forest subcanopy. Branches of inflorescence bright yellow. Ovary green. Corolla tube ivory-white.
