Heteropterys pteropetala A.Juss. belongs to the Malpighiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Stevens, W. D 31147

March 16, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Amambay

-22.689167, -56.001667

Location Remarks

Parque Nacional Cerro Corá, between Lorito Picada and Arroyo Aceite-í; dense low forest. 270 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Shrub 3 m tall, flowers pink, fruits dull red.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Malpighiaceae

Genus

Heteropterys

Specific Epithet

pteropetala

Authorship

A.Juss.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.4

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

0.2

Global rank

#201,702 of 335,497

Top 61%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →