Ryania, DNeill15806--Ecuador. Z.C. Margin of Rio Nangaritza. 17 Sep 07. 074.jpg
Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
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
Tree 6 m tall, in forest understory. Fruits globose, dark red, with spongy texture.
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, R. Rojas, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbolito 3 m; flores blancas.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Ryania
Specific Epithet
speciosa
Authorship
Vahl
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#141,947 of 335,497
Top 43%
Extinction probability
6%
