Asplundia fagerlindii Harling belongs to the Cyclanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 96049

March 17, 2006

Location

Ecuador, Los Rios

-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

Apparently a hemiepiphyte, 1 m up a tree bole; spike greenish.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Cyclanthaceae

Genus

Asplundia

Specific Epithet

fagerlindii

Authorship

Harling

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#324,129 of 335,497

Top 97%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →