Symplocos quitensis Brand belongs to the Symplocaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Ulloa, C 2323

May 2, 2015

Location

Ecuador, Loja

-4.114722, -79.174167

Location Remarks

Parque Nacional Podocarpus, entrada Nudo de Cajanuma, Sendero Guardiania - Mirador. Bosque andino. 2875 m.

Collectors

Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo

Notes

Arbusto 1.5 m, flores rosadas, estambres crema, denso tomento.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Symplocaceae

Genus

Symplocos

Specific Epithet

quitensis

Authorship

Brand

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#290,474 of 335,497

Top 87%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →