Stromanthe sromanthoides, Croat94870--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical-Penas Blancas. 19 Feb 05. 043.jpg
Native to Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)
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
1.5-2.0 m tall; bracts pale orange; fruits green with persistent calyx.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Marantaceae
Genus
Stromanthe
Specific Epithet
stromanthoides
Authorship
(J.F.Macbr.) L.Andersson
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#150,656 of 335,497
Top 45%
Extinction probability
10%
