Houstonia purpurea L. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (92).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Houstonia
Specific Epithet
purpurea
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#139,078 of 335,497
Top 42%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
United States, North Carolina, Graham
35.358611, -83.930278
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest; Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest along Little Santeetlah Creek. 659 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Notes
Herb 25 cm.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Durham
35.978889, -70.016389
Location Remarks
Duke Forest, access through Gate 26. New Hope drainage
Collectors
No collectors specified
