Cavendishia tarapotana, Croat 95742--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. Princip. 12 Mar 06. 020 (2).jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
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
Pendent errestrial shrub, 1.5 m; bracts red; pedicel and calyx pink; corolla white with red band where the corolla tube narrows.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Cavendishia
Specific Epithet
tarapotana
Authorship
(Meisn.) Benth. & Hook.fil.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#244,967 of 335,497
Top 74%
Extinction probability
9%
