Rhodospatha moritziana Schott belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Rhodospatha, Croat 94462--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 11 Feb 05. 063a (5).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Rhodospatha
Specific Epithet
moritziana
Authorship
Schott
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#56,005 of 335,497
Top 17%
Extinction probability
10%
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, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial to 1.3 m tall; internodes short, 4 cm diam.; petioles medium green, matte, densely speckled; sheathed to within 7-8 cm of apex; sheath deciduous; geniculum sharply sulcate; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and semiglossy above, much paler and matte below; midrib V-sulcate and much paler above thick and narrowly raised, slightly paler below; primary lateral veins obtusely sunken and concolorous above, convex, darker below; minor veins moderately distinct; inflorescence erect; spathe greenish pre-anthesis; spadix salmon-red, becoming pinkish purple.
