Neosprucea, DNeill15816--Ecuador. Z.C. Margin of Rio Nangaritza. 17 Sep 07. 341.jpg
Neosprucea grandiflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Sleumer belongs to the Salicaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-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.
