Lamourouxia virgata Kunth belongs to the Orobanchaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Lamourouxia
Specific Epithet
virgata
Authorship
Kunth
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#133,042 of 335,497
Top 40%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Ecuador, Napo
-0.096111, -77.816667
Location Remarks
Along road from Baeza to Lago Agrio, 10 km SE of Manuel Galindo.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Katya Romoleroux, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Hierba 0.3 m, flores rosados oscuro.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
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 c. 0.75 m tall; flowers bright red-violet.