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Fabaceae Pterogyne nitens | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Pterogyne nitens Tul.

Protologue Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 20: 140. 1843BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

EDGE Research • Predicted not threatened

Pterogyne nitens Tul. belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Tipuana, W. D. Stevens 30939--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Granja Francisca. 9 Mar 2011. 135 (26).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Stevens, W. D 30939

March 8, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Guaira

-25.738056, -56.177778

Location Remarks

Parque Nacional Ybyturuzu, road to Granja Francisca; overgrown wet field just beginning to dry. 170 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Tree 8 m tall; fruits green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Pterogyne

Specific Epithet

nitens

Authorship

Tul.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 46.0

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE Research

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

4.3

Global rank

#4,209 of 335,497

Top 2%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →