Tourrettia lappacea (L'Hér.) Willd. belongs to the Bignoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Tourrettia lappacea, Croat 94553--Ecuador. Pichincha. Tandayapa-Nono. 13 Feb 05. 181 (1).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Bignoniaceae
Genus
Tourrettia
Specific Epithet
lappacea
Authorship
(L'Hér.) Willd.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 23.6
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.0
Global rank
#14,804 of 335,497
Top 5%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Liana; flowers orange-red; fruits purplish.
