Miconia salicifolia, Ulloa 2117--Ecuador. Azuay. P. N. Cajas. 8 Jun 2011. 017 (1).jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Azuay (Cuenca Canton)
-2.783056, -79.223889
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cajas, Laguna Toreadora. 3945 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Arbusto columnado 2-3 m. Envés ocre-tomentoso, corola y estigma crema.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 2 m tall; fruits purplish; blades directed upward; margin revolute.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Miconia
Specific Epithet
salicifolia
Authorship
(Bonpl. ex Naudin) Naudin
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
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
#285,576 of 335,497
Top 86%
Extinction probability
10%
