Endemic to 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, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Less than 1 m tall; flowers bright red.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia
Specific Epithet
florida
Authorship
Benth.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#116,845 of 335,497
Top 35%
Extinction probability
25%