Urceolina formosa (Meerow) Christenh. & Byng belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Eucharis, DNeill15809--Ecuador. Z.C. Margin of Rio Nangaritza. 17 Sep 07. 051.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Urceolina
Specific Epithet
formosa
Authorship
(Meerow) Christenh. & Byng
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#272,390 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Terrestrial herb at edge of forest above river bank. Locally common. Corolla white. Anthers yellow. Fruits green.
