Tag Archives: Pichincha Province

Peperomia pichinchae C. DC.

Pichincha Peperomia (Peperomia pichinchae)

The Pichincha Peperomia was found growing along the streams on the slopes of the Pichincha Volcano in the Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

The species was apparently not found in recent decades and is considered possibly extinct, yet it could also exist in nearby areas, however, I unfortunately could not find out anything about it so far.

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edited: 20.09.2020

Matelea ecuadorensis (Schltr.) Morillo

Ecuadorian Matelea (Matelea ecuadorensis)

The Ecuadorian Matelea is apparently known only from the type material which was collected sometimes in the 19th century somewhere near the city of Quito in the Pichincha Province of Ecuador.

The species was never recorded since and might be extinct.

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edited: 28.04.2021

Euphorbia quitensis Boiss.

Quito Spurge (Euphorbia quitensis)

The Quito Spurge is known only from two collections, the first one from 1862 and the other one from 1887, the species was found in mountain forests at elevations of 2500 to 3000 m on the western slopes of the Andes.

The species was never recorded since and is very likely already extinct. 

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edited: 21.01.2019

Miconia longisetosa Wurdack

Long-bristled Miconia (Miconia longisetosa)

The Long-bristled Miconia is known exclusively from the type material that was collected in 1886 on the western slopes of the Pichincha volcano in the Pichncha Province of Ecuador.

The species was never recorded again and is feared to be extinct.

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edited: 28.01.2020

Peperomia petraea C. DC.

Rock-dwelling Peperomia (Peperomia petraea)

The Rock-dwelling Peperomia is known only by the type material that was collected in the 19th century along the Río Huambi near the town of Puembo, a rural parish in the Metropolitan District of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador.

The area has lost almost all of its native vegetation and this species very likely is extinct. 

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edited: 20.09.2020

Piper platylobum Sodiro

Many-lobed Pepper Treelet (Piper platylobum)

This species was restricted to mountain forest at the western slopes of the Andes in the province Pichincha, Ecuador, where it was found at elevations between 1000 and 1600 m.

The species is known exclusively from a single collection from the year 1898 and is most likely already extinct.

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edited: 27.11.2018

Peperomia pululaguana C. DC.

Pululahua Peperomia (Peperomia pululaguana)

The Pululahua Peperomia is known from only two populations, which both were last recorded more then 100 years ago, one on the slopes of the Pichincha Volcano and the other one on the slopes of the Pululahua Volcano both in the Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

The species apparently was not found in recent decades and might be extinct. 

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edited: 20.09.2020

Miconia benoistii Wurdack

Benoist’s Miconia (Miconia benoistii)

This species is known from the type material that was collected in 1930 at the base of the Pichincha volcano in the Pichincha Province of Ecuador, however, an exact locality seems not to be known.

The species was never recorded since and might be extinct.

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edited: 28.01.2020