Varronia curassavica Jacq. belongs to the Cordiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Stevens, W. D 31221

March 18, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Concepcion

-22.533611, -57.361667

Location Remarks

Estancia Garay Cuê, "Mirador" at top of a steep sandstone bluff with jumbled boulders; forest among rocks. 380 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Shrub, corolla white.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Cordiaceae

Genus

Varronia

Specific Epithet

curassavica

Authorship

Jacq.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#235,493 of 335,497

Top 71%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →