Phoradendron piperoides (Kunth) Trel. belongs to the Viscaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Viscaceae
Genus
Phoradendron
Specific Epithet
piperoides
Authorship
(Kunth) Trel.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 10.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#59,641 of 335,497
Top 18%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Mexico, Veracruz
18.541111, -95.196389
Location Remarks
Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.
Collectors
Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith