Anthopterus cuneatus A.C.Sm. belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 95110

February 21, 2005

Location

Ecuador, Esmeraldas

1.078611, -78.666667

Location Remarks

Along Río San Juan 0.7 km N of Lita-San Lorenzo Road. 300 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Hemiepiphytic liana; calyx with red-orange wing; corolla lobes whitish.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Anthopterus

Specific Epithet

cuneatus

Authorship

A.C.Sm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

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

0.2

Global rank

#212,225 of 335,497

Top 64%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →