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Taxon

Zapoteca aculeata (Spruce ex Benth.) H.M.Hern.

Protologue Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76: 855. 1989BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Borderline • Endangered
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Endemic to Ecuador (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

August 11, 2004

Location

Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)

0.977222, -78.198056

Location Remarks

Herbario Nacional, Quito

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Zapoteca

Specific Epithet

aculeata

Authorship

(Spruce ex Benth.) H.M.Hern.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Borderline

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.9

Global rank

#44,920 of 335,497

Top 14%

Extinction probability

49%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →