Pseudolmedia, DNeill15741--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Silica Mine, Las Orquideas. 15 Sep 07. 562.jpg
Pseudolmedia laevigata Trécul belongs to the Moraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Pseudolmedia
Specific Epithet
laevigata
Authorship
Trécul
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#270,973 of 335,497
Top 81%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Tree 15 m tall, 25 cm DBH. Creamy yellowish latex in cut stems. Young fruits pale green with two persistent styles.
