Escallonia myrtoidea Bertero ex DC. belongs to the Escalloniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Stevens, W. D 34116

February 17, 2013

Location

Chile, Bio Bio, Bio Bio

-37.313333, -71.589444

Location Remarks

Comuna Tucapel, 12.1 km E of Polcura along road to El Abanico, 4.3 km W of Puente Polcura; moss and lichen covered rock outcrops and edge of low forest with Quillaja dominant. 647 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel

Notes

Tree 4 m tall, corolla dull white.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Escalloniales

Family

Escalloniaceae

Genus

Escallonia

Specific Epithet

myrtoidea

Authorship

Bertero ex DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.7

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#285,502 of 335,497

Top 86%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →