Endemic to Brazil North; introduced into 39 botanical countries across Africa, Tropical Asia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

July 1, 2004

Location

Kenya, Nairobi (Nairobi, Kilimani)

-1.27833, 36.80111

Location Remarks

Accessed via State House Road or Arboretum Drive, in the Kilimani section of Nairobi.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Phyllanthaceae

Genus

Phyllanthus

Specific Epithet

acidus

Authorship

(L.) Skeels

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.8

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

0.3

Global rank

#138,656 of 335,497

Top 42%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →