Arcytophyllum aristatum, Croat94696--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Paramo El Angel. 16 Feb 05. 140.jpg
Arcytophyllum aristatum, Croat94696--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Paramo El Angel. 16 Feb 05. 141.jpg
Arcytophyllum aristatum, Croat94696--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Paramo El Angel. 16 Feb 05. 138.jpg
Arcytophyllum aristatum, Croat94696--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Paramo El Angel. 16 Feb 05. 137.jpg
Arcytophyllum aristatum, Croat94696--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Paramo El Angel. 16 Feb 05. 139.jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
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, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Semi-cushion plant, creeping at the edges; flowers white.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Arcytophyllum
Specific Epithet
aristatum
Authorship
Standl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.6
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
#228,267 of 335,497
Top 69%
Extinction probability
10%
