Occurrence
Predicted not threatened
Stevens, W. D 31168
This occurrence of Dioscorea acanthogene Rusby (Stevens, W. D 31168) was collected on March 18, 2011 in Paraguay. Flora of the World includes 21 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Dioscorea, Stevens, W. D 31168, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2366 (18).JPG
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Genus
Dioscorea
Specific Epithet
acanthogene
Authorship
Rusby
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.2
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
0.8
Global rank
#53,320 of 335,497
Top 16%
Extinction probability
10%