Purdiaea nutans Planch. belongs to the Clethraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Purdiaea nutans, DNeill15947--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Sanstone tepui, Cd del Condor. 23 Sep 07. 078.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Clethraceae
Genus
Purdiaea
Specific Epithet
nutans
Authorship
Planch.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#215,677 of 335,497
Top 65%
Extinction probability
5%
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
Shrub ca. 1.5 m. Flowers pink, androecium yellow. Most flowers have been chewed up by insects.
