Occurrence
Tuiwawa, M 4918
EDGE • Predicted threatened
This occurrence of Heliconia paka A.C.Sm. (Tuiwawa, M 4918) was collected on February 8, 2011 in Fiji. Flora of the World includes 16 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Heliconiaceae
Genus
Heliconia
Specific Epithet
paka
Authorship
A.C.Sm.
Taxonomic Opinions
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 30.5
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
EDGE List
Threat status
Predicted threatened
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
5.2
Global rank
#3,049 of 335,497
Top 1%
Extinction probability
18%