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Tropaeolum pubescens Kunth

Protologue Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5: 251 [quarto]. 1821BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE Research • Predicted not threatened
Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tinalandia Hotel. 12 Aug 04. 043.jpg

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tinalandia Hotel. 12 Aug 04. 043.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tinalandia Hotel. 12 Aug 04. 045.jpg

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tinalandia Hotel. 12 Aug 04. 045.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tinalandia Hotel. 12 Aug 04. 044.jpg

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tinalandia Hotel. 12 Aug 04. 044.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 116.jpg

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 116.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 118.jpg

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 118.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 114.jpg

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 114.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 117.jpg

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 117.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 115.jpg

Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 115.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Croat, T 93270

August 12, 2004

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, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Vine; calyx orange-red; calyx lobes medium green; corolla purple; stamens all on one side of flower.

Croat, T 93270

August 12, 2004

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, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Vine; calyx orange-red; calyx lobes medium green; corolla purple; stamens all on one side of flower.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Tropaeolaceae

Genus

Tropaeolum

Specific Epithet

pubescens

Authorship

Kunth

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 26.7

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE Research

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

2.3

Global rank

#12,021 of 335,497

Top 4%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →