Cuphea aequipetala Cav. belongs to the Lythraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Cuphea
Specific Epithet
aequipetala
Authorship
Cav.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#62,031 of 335,497
Top 19%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Mexico, Chiapas
17.209056, -92.966472
Location Remarks
Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.
Collectors
Hector Gomez-Dominguez, Jorge Martinez-Melendez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph