Alternanthera pungens--Ethiopia. Near Lake Koka, Hwy Addis Ababa to Ziway. 13 Jul 04. 018.jpg
Alternanthera pungens Kunth belongs to the Amaranthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Alternanthera
Specific Epithet
pungens
Authorship
Kunth
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#295,814 of 335,497
Top 89%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Ethiopia
7.089722, 38.701111
Location Remarks
Bio, 6 km N of Modjo, rd twd Debre Zeit
Collectors
No collectors specified
