Physena sessiliflora Tul. belongs to the Physenaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Ranaivojaona, R 1479

November 4, 2006

Location

Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana

-13.413056, 48.335556

Location Remarks

Nosy Be, SE corner of island in Lokobe Forest. Along sandy beach. Specimens preserved in alcohol.

Collectors

Rolland Ranaivojaona

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Physenaceae

Genus

Physena

Specific Epithet

sessiliflora

Authorship

Tul.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 25.4

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.4

Global rank

#26,408 of 335,497

Top 8%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →