Calceolaria lojensis Pennell belongs to the Calceolariaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Calceolaria lojensis, Croat93222--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 089.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Calceolariaceae
Genus
Calceolaria
Specific Epithet
lojensis
Authorship
Pennell
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#178,383 of 335,497
Top 54%
Extinction probability
11%
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
Less than 1 m tall; fruits green.
