Native to Brazil Northeast, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Peru; introduced into Bahamas, Bangladesh, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, India, Jawa, Leeward Is., Marianas, Puerto Rico, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

December 13, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

December 10, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Malpighiaceae

Genus

Galphimia

Specific Epithet

gracilis

Authorship

Bartl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.9

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

0.5

Global rank

#107,052 of 335,497

Top 32%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →