Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--Australia. Queensland. Cairns B. G. DSC09035 (155).JPG
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--Australia. Queensland. Cairns B. G. DSC09035 (154).JPG
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--Australia. Queensland. Cairns B. G. DSC09035 (153).JPG
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. B1C.jpg
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mar 2005. AFD (1).jpg
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mar 2005. AFD (2).jpg
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 152.jpg
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 150.jpg
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 151.jpg
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvill. 3D0 (1).jpg
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, San Jose-Sto. Domingo. 23 Feb 02. 002.jpg
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, San Jose-Sto. Domingo. 23 Feb 02. 001.jpg
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvill. 3D0 (2).jpg
Native to Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast; introduced into Brazil South, Jawa, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe, Hotel Bougainvillea)
-8.8275, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1500 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Australia, Queensland (Cairns Botanic Garden)
Location Remarks
Main entrance is off Collins Ave., Cairns
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Commelinales
Family
Commelinaceae
Genus
Dichorisandra
Specific Epithet
thyrsiflora
Authorship
J.C.Mikan
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#89,617 of 335,497
Top 27%
Extinction probability
10%
