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alatamaha

Taxon

Franklinia alatamaha W.Bartram ex Marshall

Protologue Arbust. Amer. 49 (-50). 1785BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE • Extinct in the Wild
Franklinia alatamaha--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 131.jpg

Franklinia alatamaha--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 131.jpg

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Franklinia alatamaha--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 130.jpg

Franklinia alatamaha--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 130.jpg

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Franklinia alatamaha--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 142.jpg

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Franklinia alatamaha--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 143.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Franklinia alatamaha--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 132.jpg

Franklinia alatamaha--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 132.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Extinct in Georgia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 30, 2003

Location

United States, Massachusetts, Berkshire County (Sheffield)

42.057222, -73.350833

Location Remarks

125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts

Collectors

No collectors specified

Accession 2428.3-5

June 30, 2003

Location

United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County (Jamaica Plain)

42.307464, -71.120796

Location Remarks

125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Theaceae

Genus

Franklinia

Specific Epithet

alatamaha

Authorship

W.Bartram ex Marshall

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

EDGE List

Threat status

Extinct in the Wild

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

6.3

Global rank

#2,140 of 335,497

Top 0.7%

Extinction probability

97%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →