Trianthema portulacastrum L. belongs to the Aizoaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Trianthema
Specific Epithet
portulacastrum
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 25.8
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.9
Global rank
#16,192 of 335,497
Top 5%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Mexico, Jalisco
19.269806, -104.756972
Location Remarks
Adjacent to El Tamarindo, near La Manzanilla. "Adan's Eden"
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Garabito
9.859722, -84.702778
Location Remarks
Cuenca del Jesús María. Punta Loros. Punta Loros. Sea level.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hierba postrada. En arena.