Guamatela tuerckheimii Donn.Sm. belongs to the Guamatelaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Crossosomatales
Family
Guamatelaceae
Genus
Guamatela
Specific Epithet
tuerckheimii
Authorship
Donn.Sm.
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
2.6
Global rank
#9,774 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Chamula)
17.2115, -92.957917
Location Remarks
Mirador La Selva Negra on highway MX195. Between km markers 155, 156. 1910 m elev.
Collectors
Miguel Angel Pérez Farrera, Nayely Martínez Melendez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph