Plectrocarpa tetracantha, Fortunato 13135--Argentina. Hwy 150, Jachal to San Augustin. 7 Feb 2018. DSC08909 (176).JPG
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Argentina, San Juan, Jachal (San Agustin del Valle Fertil)
-30.150833, -67.971667
Location Remarks
RN 150, cercanía del Parque Nat. Prov. Ischiguasto. 1430m elev.
Collectors
Renée H. Fortunato, W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Divaricate shrub c. 1 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Zygophyllales
Family
Zygophyllaceae
Genus
Plectrocarpa
Specific Epithet
tetracantha
Authorship
Gillies
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#83,943 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
10%
