Polycarpon prostratum (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf. belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Caryophyllaceae, Regalado 1967--Viet Nam. Forest Block 19. 15 May 2011. 216 (2).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Polycarpon
Specific Epithet
prostratum
Authorship
(Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#63,580 of 335,497
Top 19%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Vietnam, Tay Ninh, Tan Bien
11.547222, 105.905278
Location Remarks
Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park. Ong Tung wetland. Road DT783 (Google Maps). 23 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Nguyen Sinh Khang
Notes
Prostrate, succulent herb in mud.
