Philodendron ruizii Schott belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

No collection number

October 26, 2005

Location

Peru, Cusco (Jardin Botanico at Machu Picchu)

Location Remarks

South side of the bridge over Rio Urubamba, beginning of Carretera Hiram Bingham.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Philodendron

Specific Epithet

ruizii

Authorship

Schott

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 27.1

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

2.8

Global rank

#8,789 of 335,497

Top 3%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →