Blepharodon angustifolium Malme belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Blepharodon angustifolium, W. D. Stevens 31333--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 242 (10).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Blepharodon
Specific Epithet
angustifolium
Authorship
Malme
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
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
#315,405 of 335,497
Top 95%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Paraguay, Cordillera
-25.294444, -57.096667
Location Remarks
Cerro Tobatí, trail from Capilla Virgen de Fátima; weathered sandstone domes with shrubby vegetation in cracks and crevices. 211 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
On bare rocky tops, twining vine with milky sap, woody below; corolla lobes patent, green with dull purple margins, gynostegium greenish white.
