Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Brazil, Para
-1.092222, -57.038056
Location Remarks
Rio Cachorro, a tributary of Rio Trombetas
Collectors
Location
French Guiana
4.558556, -52.463417
Location Remarks
Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Prionostemma
Specific Epithet
aspera
Authorship
(Lam.) Miers
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#89,772 of 335,497
Top 27%
Extinction probability
6%