Portulaca grandiflora Hook. belongs to the Portulacaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Stevens, W. D 31019

March 12, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Presidente Hayes

-24.571667, -58.036389

Location Remarks

96.3 km NW end of Río Paraguay bridge on the Ruta Transchaco; open Copernicia swamp. 80 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Ascending, succulent, stems red, flowers orchid.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Portulacaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Specific Epithet

grandiflora

Authorship

Hook.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.0

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#334,442 of 335,497

Top 100%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →