Tillandsia narthecioides, Croat, T 94857--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical-Penas Blancas. 19 Feb 05. 069 (3).jpg
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. 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
Epiphyte; flowers white; bracts green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Lemeltonia
Specific Epithet
narthecioides
Authorship
(C.Presl) Barfuss & W.Till
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#95,464 of 335,497
Top 29%
Extinction probability
11%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
