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.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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