Meriania tomentosa (Cogn.) Wurdack belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Meriania tomentosa, Ulloa, C 2286--Ecuador. Loja. Podocarpus NP. Cajanuma. 29 Sep 2012. DSC05265 (574).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Meriania
Specific Epithet
tomentosa
Authorship
(Cogn.) Wurdack
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#330,453 of 335,497
Top 99%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Ecuador, Loja
-4.114722, -79.174167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Podocarpus, entrada Nudo de Cajanuma, Sendero Guardiania - Mirador. Bosque andino. 2875 m.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Árbol 4 m, corola salmón, anteras crema, estilo rosado, estigma seco blanco.
