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Taxon

Prionostemma aspera (Lam.) Miers

Protologue Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(2): 355. 1872 [after 17 May 1872, possibly 8 Jun]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80.003.jpg

Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80.003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80.002.jpg

Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80.002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80. 005.jpg

Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80.004.jpg

Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80.004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80. 005B.jpg

Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80. 005B.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80.001.jpg

Prionostemma aspera, CDavidson10645--Brasil. Para. Rio Trombetas, Cach. Porteira. 31 Jun 80.001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Prionostemma aspera, ETepe584--Fr. Guiana. Piste de Saint-Elie. 19 Mch 02. 001.jpg

Prionostemma aspera, ETepe584--Fr. Guiana. Piste de Saint-Elie. 19 Mch 02. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Prionostemma aspera, ETepe584--Fr. Guiana. Piste de Saint-Elie. 19 Mch 02. 002.jpg

Prionostemma aspera, ETepe584--Fr. Guiana. Piste de Saint-Elie. 19 Mch 02. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson, C. 10645

July 1, 1980

Location

Brazil, Para (Oriximiná)

-1.092222, -57.038056

Location Remarks

Rio Cachorro, a tributary of Rio Trombetas

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Gustavo Martinelli

Tepe E.J. 584

March 19, 2002

Location

French Guiana, French Guiana (Roura)

4.558556, -52.463417

Location Remarks

Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village

Collectors

Eric J. Tepe

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Family

Celastraceae

Genus

Prionostemma

Specific Epithet

aspera

Authorship

(Lam.) Miers

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#89,772 of 335,497

Top 27%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →