Hesperomeles obtusifolia (Pers.) Lindl. belongs to the Rosaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Hesperomeles obtusifolia, Romoleroux 5677--Ecuador. P. N. Sangay. 6 June 2011. 379 (6).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Hesperomeles
Specific Epithet
obtusifolia
Authorship
(Pers.) Lindl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#272,613 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Ecuador, Chimborazo
-1.496667, -78.865278
Location Remarks
Reserva de Producción Faunística Chimborazo, entrada por la carretera Ambato-Guaranda, Arenal del Volcán Chimborazo. 4457 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Katya Romoleroux, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal, Jorge Caranqui
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
Shrub less than 1 m tall; flowers white.
