Diospyros hispidula, W. D. Stevens 31145--Paraguay. Edo. Amambay. Cerro Cora. 17 Mar 2011. 080 (15).jpg
Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Paraguay, Amambay (Pedro Juan Caballero, Cerro Cora - Picada Lorito)
-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 1 m tall, no visible sap, fruits green, hard, 8-locular, 1 (0) seed per locule, when ripe seeds with a thick translucent white aril, aril sweet and aromatic.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ebenaceae
Genus
Diospyros
Specific Epithet
lasiocalyx
Authorship
(Mart.) B.Walln.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#255,287 of 335,497
Top 77%
Extinction probability
6%
