Cybianthus poeppigii, DNeill15825--Ecuador. Z.C. Margin of Rio Nangaritza. 17 Sep 07. 109.jpg
Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza (Nangaritza Canton)
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
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 3 m tall. Leaves purple-brownish beneath, with punctate dark lines on blade. Branches of inflorescence pale purple-brown. Flowers green, suffused purple-brown.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Cybianthus
Specific Epithet
poeppigii
Authorship
Mez
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#268,907 of 335,497
Top 81%
Extinction probability
5%
