Remijia chelomaphylla G.A.Sullivan belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 112.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Remijia
Specific Epithet
chelomaphylla
Authorship
G.A.Sullivan
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#286,886 of 335,497
Top 86%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-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.
Location
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa
-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.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe, El Pangui
-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.
