Brachyotum alpinum Cogn. belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Ulloa, C 2084

June 5, 2011

Location

Ecuador, Chimborazo

-1.496667, -78.865278

Location Remarks

Reserva de Producción Faunística Chimborazo, entrada por la carretera Ambato-Guaranda, Arenal del Volcán Chimborazo. 4457 m elev.

Collectors

Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Katya Romoleroux, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal, Jorge Caranqui

Notes

Arbusto, flores 4-meras, corola morada, caliz rojo-rosado.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Melastomataceae

Genus

Brachyotum

Specific Epithet

alpinum

Authorship

Cogn.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#312,684 of 335,497

Top 94%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →