Neosprucea, DNeill15816--Ecuador. Z.C. Margin of Rio Nangaritza. 17 Sep 07. 341.jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza (Nangaritza Canton)
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Small tree 4 m tall. Calyx green. Corolla cream-white. Anthers yellow. Fruits pale green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Neosprucea
Specific Epithet
grandiflora
Authorship
(Spruce ex Benth.) Sleumer
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#225,913 of 335,497
Top 68%
Extinction probability
6%
