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Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Los Rios (Canton Caluma)
-1.645556, -79.332778
Location Remarks
Cerro Samama, SE of Potosí, SW of Caluma, South of Río Pita, vicinity of village of Pita, between Pita and Escuela 18 de Deciembre. 164-400 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial, quadrangular-winged stems; inflorescence pale green. The coordinates have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been removed because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Pilea
Specific Epithet
selbyanorum
Authorship
Dodson & A.H.Gentry
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
4.9
Global rank
#3,380 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
96%
