Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles (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

Stevens, W. D 31322

March 22, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Cordillera (Tobatí, Potrero)

-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

Shrub 2.5 m; latex white, fruits green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Aspidosperma

Specific Epithet

cuspa

Authorship

(Kunth) S.F.Blake ex Pittier

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.8

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

0.1

Global rank

#240,038 of 335,497

Top 72%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →