Heliotropium scabridum (Kunth) J.I.M.Melo belongs to the Heliotropiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 93274

August 11, 2004

Location

Ecuador, Pichincha

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, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Shrub 4 m; fruits green; flowers white; fruits white.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Heliotropiaceae

Genus

Heliotropium

Specific Epithet

scabridum

Authorship

(Kunth) J.I.M.Melo

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#288,143 of 335,497

Top 86%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Tournefortia scabrida Kunth

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy