Stevens, W. D 27201

Stegnosperma cubense A.Rich.

June 10, 2008

Nicaragua

This occurrence of Stegnosperma cubense A.Rich. (Stevens, W. D 27201) was collected on June 10, 2008 in Nicaragua. Flora of the World includes 62 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Stegnosperma cubense, WDStevens27201--Nicaragua. Leon. Isla Juan Venado, S of Penitas. 11 Jun 08. 071.jpg

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Record Number

Stevens, W. D 27201

Collection Date

June 10, 2008 · Nicaragua

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Ricardo M. Rueda, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Remarks

Scandent shrub to large liana, trunk to 10 cm diameter, climbing into tops of tallest trees (ca 8 m), bark gray, thin, foliage lime green, calyx green, flower otherwise bright white, young fruits pale and dull purple-brown

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Stegnospermataceae

Genus

Stegnosperma

Specific Epithet

cubense

Authorship

A.Rich.

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#266,132 of 335,497

Top 80%

Extinction probability

10%