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Taxon

Gomphrena vaga Mart.

Protologue Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 2(1): 17, t. 120. 1826 [Apr-Jun 1826]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 029.jpg

Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 029.jpg

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Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 027.jpg

Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 027.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06.  026.jpg

Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 026.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 025.jpg

Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 028.jpg

Iresine diffusa, AraujoM2888--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Araujo Murakami, A 2888

September 17, 2006

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Apolo)

-14.423056, -67.923889

Location Remarks

Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.

Collectors

Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Paola Gismondi, M. Cornejo, E. Ticona

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Gomphrena

Specific Epithet

vaga

Authorship

Mart.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.4

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#78,516 of 335,497

Top 24%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →