Petenaea cordata Lundell belongs to the Petenaeaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Petenaea cordata, M. Martinez-Melendez 423--Mexico. Chiapas. Xhanil. 17 Feb 2012. DSC02580 (35).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Huerteales
Family
Petenaeaceae
Genus
Petenaea
Specific Epithet
cordata
Authorship
Lundell
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 57.3
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
28.8
Global rank
#24 of 335,497
Top 100 globally
Extinction probability
50%
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
Manuel Martinez Melendez, Angelita Lopez-Cruz, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
A lo largo del camino. Árbol 7-8 m.
