Melanthera nivea (L.) Small belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Melanthera, WDStevens27215--Nicaragua. RAAS. Corn Island, Ca Hotel El Paraiso. 13 Jun 08. 052.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Melanthera
Specific Epithet
nivea
Authorship
(L.) Small
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#320,361 of 335,497
Top 96%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Nicaragua, Atlantico Sur
12.180972, -83.036000
Location Remarks
Corn Island, west shore, low beach dunes near Hotel El Paraiso
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Weed along trail back from beach, 1.3 m tall, leaves fleshy, heads white
