Melothria pendula, Rincon2305--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 24 May 01. 004.JPG
Melothria pendula, Rincon2305--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 24 May 01. 002.JPG
Melothria pendula, Rincon2305--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 24 May 01. 003.JPG
Melothria pendula, Rincon2305--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 24 May 01. 001.JPG
Native to 61 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into Borneo, China Southeast, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Mexico, Veracruz (San Andrés Tuxtla)
18.541111, -95.196389
Location Remarks
Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.
Collectors
Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Melothria
Specific Epithet
pendula
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#154,337 of 335,497
Top 47%
Extinction probability
10%
