Oxypetalum balansae Malme belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Oxypetalum balansae, W. D. Stevens 30917--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Granja Francisca. 9 Mar 2011. 376 (5).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Oxypetalum
Specific Epithet
balansae
Authorship
Malme
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#279,861 of 335,497
Top 84%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Paraguay, Guaira
-25.738056, -56.177778
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Ybyturuzu, road to Granja Francisca; overgrown wet field just beginning to dry. 170 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Herbaceous twining vine with milky sap; corolla pale green, reflexed, corona purplish green, style apex purple, fruits green.
