Chlorospatha dodsonii, Croat94433--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 11 Feb 05. 141.jpg
Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
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, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Less than 1 m tall; stem to 30 cm long; petioles terete, medium green, weakly glossy, sharply flattened toward apex with obtuse medial rib; blades thinly coriaceous, dark green and matte, moderately paler and matte below; major veins sunken deeply and concolorous above; midrib narrowly rounded, matte and slightly paler below; primary lateral veins round-raised and concolorous below; tertiary veins weakly raised; inflorescence erect, then nodding; peduncle pale green; spathe pale green, in bud; female spadix creamy white; male spadix bright orange.
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, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Less than 1 m tall; stem to 30 cm long; petioles terete, medium green, weakly glossy, sharply flattened toward apex with obtuse medial rib; blades thinly coriaceous, dark green and matte, moderately paler and matte below; major veins sunken deeply and concolorous above; midrib narrowly rounded, matte and slightly paler below; primary lateral veins round-raised and concolorous below; tertiary veins weakly raised; inflorescence erect, then nodding; peduncle pale green; spathe pale green, in bud; female spadix creamy white; male spadix bright orange.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Chlorospatha
Specific Epithet
dodsonii
Authorship
(G.S.Bunting) Madison
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 12.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
4.9
Global rank
#3,342 of 335,497
Top 1%
Extinction probability
46%
