Stegnosperma cubense A.Rich. belongs to the Stegnospermataceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Stegnosperma cubense, WDStevens27201--Nicaragua. Leon. Isla Juan Venado, S of Penitas. 11 Jun 08. 071.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Stegnospermataceae
Genus
Stegnosperma
Specific Epithet
cubense
Authorship
A.Rich.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#266,132 of 335,497
Top 80%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Nicaragua, Chinandega
12.327500, -86.974444
Location Remarks
Isla Juan Venado, Las Peñitas; sandy beach with mangroves behind
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Ricardo M. Rueda, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Scandent shrub to large liana, trunk to 10 cm diameter, climbing into tops of tallest trees (ca 8 m), bark gray, thin, foliage lime green, calyx green, flower otherwise bright white, young fruits pale and dull purple-brown
