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Taxon

Ludwigia elegans (Cambess.) H.Hara

Protologue J. Jap. Bot. 28: 292. 1953IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 018.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 019.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 017.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 015.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 020.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 016.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM1540--Bolivia. P. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Margin Rio Tuichi. 25 Nov 04. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ludwigia elegans,  AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 033.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 033.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ludwigia elegans,  AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 034.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ludwigia elegans,  AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 036.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ludwigia elegans,  AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 037.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ludwigia elegans,  AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 035.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 030.jpg

Ludwigia elegans, AAraujoM3099--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Yariapo, 4 km E of 25 Sep 06. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Araujo-Murakami A., et al. 3099

September 26, 2006

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Abel Iturralde (Apolo)

-14.444722, -67.884722

Location Remarks

Parque Nacional Madidi, laguna Chalalan, río Yariapo. Bosque amazonico ribereño con Cecropia spp, Caliandra sp., Neea spp., Garcinia spp. y Jacaratia digitata.

Collectors

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

Araujo Murakami, A 1540

November 25, 2004

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, Tatiana B. Miranda

Notes

Hierba 0,3 m; flores amarillas.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Onagraceae

Genus

Ludwigia

Specific Epithet

elegans

Authorship

(Cambess.) H.Hara

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.3

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

0.3

Global rank

#162,056 of 335,497

Top 49%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →