Valeriana rigida Ruiz & Pav. belongs to the Caprifoliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Valeriana
Specific Epithet
rigida
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#143,256 of 335,497
Top 43%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Ecuador, Napo
-0.096111, -77.816667
Location Remarks
Along road from Baeza to Lago Agrio, 10 km SE of Manuel Galindo.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Rosetas con hojas con puntas espinosas. Flores blancas.