Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.

Collectors

David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe

Notes

Shrub 1.5 m tall. Inflorescences erect. Plumose styles bright red. Ovary and fruits light green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Rustia

Specific Epithet

schunkeana

Authorship

Delprete

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#266,741 of 335,497

Top 80%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →