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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. 132.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Theaceae

Genus

Franklinia

Species

alatamaha

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

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

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

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 →