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chelomaphylla

Taxon

Remijia chelomaphylla G.A.Sullivan

Protologue Syst. Bot. 11: 298, fig. 1986IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 112.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 112.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 109.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 109.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 119.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 119.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 121.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 121.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 111.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 111.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 116.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 116.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (19).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (19).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (29).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (29).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 123.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 123.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (26).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (26).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 114.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 114.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (25).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (25).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 108.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 108.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 122.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 122.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 120.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 120.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 115.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 115.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (22).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (22).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ramijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (3).jpg

Ramijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (3).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (27).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (27).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (23).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (23).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (21).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (21).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 118.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 118.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ramijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (19).jpg

Ramijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (19).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (28).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (28).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (24).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (24).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (18).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (18).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (20).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (20).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (31).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (31).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 117.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 117.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (30).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (30).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (32).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, D. Neill 15915--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 096 (32).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (21).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (21).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (15).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (15).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (17).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (17).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (20).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (20).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (3).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (14).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (5).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (8).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (9).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (1).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (10).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (2).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (19).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (19).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (11).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268.jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (16).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (16).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (4).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (6).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (7).jpg

Remijia chelomaphylla, Vasquez 31548--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 268 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Vasquez, Ro 31548

October 16, 2006

Location

Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa (Palcazu)

-10.337778, -75.251944

Location Remarks

Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.

Collectors

Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo

Notes

Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. Arbolito 5 m, flores blancas, frutos verdes.

Neill, D 15944

September 22, 2007

Location

Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe, El Pangui (El Pangui Canton)

-3.571667, -78.446111

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor region. Río Wawaime watershed, tributary of Río Quimi. Below site of proposed EcuaCorriente copper mine, on ridge near 1-ha forest inventory "Wawaime Plot". Tall cloud forest on ridge, on substrate of mixed sand and clay soil, below sandstone plateau. 1130 M elev.

Collectors

David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe

Notes

Treelet 3 m tall. Long-tubular white flowers.

Neill, D 15915

September 22, 2007

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui (El Pangui Canton)

-3.630278, -78.447222

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.

Collectors

David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Sparsely branched, pachycaul tree to 4-5 m tall. Leaves all 3-verticillate. Corolla green in bud; the lobes turn off-white at anthesis. Old fruits brown.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Remijia

Specific Epithet

chelomaphylla

Authorship

G.A.Sullivan

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#286,886 of 335,497

Top 86%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →