Phoradendron chrysocladon A.Gray belongs to the Viscaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Phoradendron, Croat94863--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical-Penas Blancas. 19 Feb 05. 122.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Viscaceae
Genus
Phoradendron
Specific Epithet
chrysocladon
Authorship
A.Gray
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 11.1
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.1
Global rank
#38,198 of 335,497
Top 12%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Parasitic shrub; inflorescence pale green with bands of immature fruits.
