Meriania maxima, Croat 96288A--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 189 (4).jpg
Meriania maxima, Croat 96288A--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 189 (5).jpg
Meriania maxima, Croat 96288A--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 189 (3).jpg
Meriania maxima, Croat 96288A--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 189 (6).jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
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
Tree 10 m tall; fruits scarlet; flowers magenta.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Meriania
Specific Epithet
maxima
Authorship
Markgr.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.1
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
#210,305 of 335,497
Top 63%
Extinction probability
11%
