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.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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.