Macaranga sphaerophylla Baker belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Ranaivojaona, R 1300

January 9, 2006

Location

Madagascar, Vatovavy-Fitovinany

-21.331944, 47.673889

Location Remarks

About 7 km E of Ifandiana on National Route 45. Vegetation overhanging roadside along southern side of road. Degraded.

Collectors

Rolland Ranaivojaona, Zachary Scott Rogers, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Macaranga

Specific Epithet

sphaerophylla

Authorship

Baker

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#321,754 of 335,497

Top 96%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →