Desfontainia splendens Bonpl. belongs to the Columelliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Desfontainea spinosa, Croat94747--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Rd Tulcan to El Chical. 16 Feb 05. 270.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Bruniales
Family
Columelliaceae
Genus
Desfontainia
Specific Epithet
splendens
Authorship
Bonpl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.1
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.2
Global rank
#31,762 of 335,497
Top 10%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
1.5 m tall; tube red-orange; corolla lobes yellow-green.
