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sessiliflora

Taxon

Cuphea sessiliflora A.St.-Hil.

Protologue Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 110. 1833BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31266, Garay Cue, 20 Mar 2011 4604 (2).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31266, Garay Cue, 20 Mar 2011 4604 (2).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31266, Garay Cue, 20 Mar 2011 4604 (4).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31266, Garay Cue, 20 Mar 2011 4604 (4).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31266, Garay Cue, 20 Mar 2011 4604 (1).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31266, Garay Cue, 20 Mar 2011 4604 (1).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31266, Garay Cue, 20 Mar 2011 4604 (3).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31266, Garay Cue, 20 Mar 2011 4604 (3).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (6).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (6).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (1).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (1).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (7).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (7).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (9).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (9).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (2).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (2).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (11).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (11).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (10).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (10).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (5).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (5).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (8).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (8).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (4).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (4).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens,  W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (3).JPG

Cuphea sessiliflora, Stevens, W. D 31223, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2224 (3).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay (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

Stevens, W. D 31223

March 19, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Concepcion (San Carlos, Zona de Estancias)

-22.533611, -57.361667

Location Remarks

Estancia Garay Cuê, "Mirador" at top of a steep sandstone bluff with jumbled boulders; forest among rocks. 380 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Stevens, W. D 31266

March 20, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Concepcion (San Carlos, Zona de Estancias)

-22.533611, -57.361667

Location Remarks

Estancia Garay Cuê, "Mirador" at top of a steep sandstone bluff with jumbled boulders; forest among rocks. 380 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Lythraceae

Genus

Cuphea

Specific Epithet

sessiliflora

Authorship

A.St.-Hil.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 9.5

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

0.8

Global rank

#53,215 of 335,497

Top 16%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →