Tropaeolum, Croat93270--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tinalandia Hotel. 12 Aug 04. 043.jpg
Tropaeolum pubescens Kunth belongs to the Tropaeolaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Specific Epithet
pubescens
Authorship
Kunth
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.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.3
Global rank
#12,021 of 335,497
Top 4%
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, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Vine; calyx orange-red; calyx lobes medium green; corolla purple; stamens all on one side of flower.
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, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Vine; calyx orange-red; calyx lobes medium green; corolla purple; stamens all on one side of flower.
