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incrassatum

Taxon

Brachyotum incrassatum E.Cotton

Protologue Nordic J. Bot. 20(2): 185 (-187; fig. 4). 2000IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Vulnerable
Brachyotum incrassatum, Ulloa, C 2331--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC05859 (85).JPG

Brachyotum incrassatum, Ulloa, C 2331--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC05859 (85).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Brachyotum incrassatum, Ulloa, C 2331--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC05859 (82).JPG

Brachyotum incrassatum, Ulloa, C 2331--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC05859 (82).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Brachyotum incrassatum, Ulloa, C 2331--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC05859 (80).JPG

Brachyotum incrassatum, Ulloa, C 2331--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC05859 (80).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Brachyotum incrassatum, Ulloa, C 2331--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC05859 (83).JPG

Brachyotum incrassatum, Ulloa, C 2331--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC05859 (83).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Brachyotum incrassatum, Ulloa, C 2331--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC05859 (81).JPG

Brachyotum incrassatum, Ulloa, C 2331--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC05859 (81).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Ulloa, C 2331

May 3, 2015

Location

Ecuador, Loja (Loja Canton)

-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 1-1.5 m, cáliz rojo-rosado, densamente pubescente.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Melastomataceae

Genus

Brachyotum

Specific Epithet

incrassatum

Authorship

E.Cotton

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.5

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

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#247,977 of 335,497

Top 74%

Extinction probability

24%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →