Phenax hirtus, Croat 95837--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. del Rio. 13 Mar 06. 044 (3).jpg
Phenax hirtus, Croat 95837--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. del Rio. 13 Mar 06. 044 (4).jpg
Phenax hirtus, Croat 95837--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. del Rio. 13 Mar 06. 044 (5).jpg
Phenax hirtus, Croat 95837--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. del Rio. 13 Mar 06. 044 (7).jpg
Phenax hirtus, Croat 95837--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. del Rio. 13 Mar 06. 044 (2).jpg
Phenax hirtus, Croat 95837--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. del Rio. 13 Mar 06. 044 (1).jpg
Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
On steep trail bank; to less than 0.5 m; fruits green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Phenax
Specific Epithet
hirtus
Authorship
(Sw.) Wedd.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#175,731 of 335,497
Top 53%
Extinction probability
10%
