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rotundifolia

Taxon

Prestonia rotundifolia K.Schum. ex Woodson

Protologue Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 23: 318. 1936BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE • Endangered
Prestonia, R. Vasquez 34655--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Pac. Samiria. Rio Yanayacu. 7 Nov 08. 561.jpg

Prestonia, R. Vasquez 34655--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Pac. Samiria. Rio Yanayacu. 7 Nov 08. 561.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Prestonia, R. Vasquez 34655--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Pac. Samiria. Rio Yanayacu. 7 Nov 08. 565.jpg

Prestonia, R. Vasquez 34655--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Pac. Samiria. Rio Yanayacu. 7 Nov 08. 565.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Prestonia, R. Vasquez 34655--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Pac. Samiria. Rio Yanayacu. 7 Nov 08. 523.jpg

Prestonia, R. Vasquez 34655--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Pac. Samiria. Rio Yanayacu. 7 Nov 08. 523.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Prestonia, R. Vasquez 34655--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Pac. Samiria. Rio Yanayacu. 7 Nov 08. 562.jpg

Prestonia, R. Vasquez 34655--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Pac. Samiria. Rio Yanayacu. 7 Nov 08. 562.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Prestonia, R. Vasquez 34655--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Pac. Samiria. Rio Yanayacu. 7 Nov 08. 569.jpg

Prestonia, R. Vasquez 34655--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Pac. Samiria. Rio Yanayacu. 7 Nov 08. 569.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Colombia, Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Vasquez, Ro 34655

November 7, 2008

Location

Peru, Loreto, Loreto (Nauta)

-4.456389, -74.078333

Location Remarks

Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.

Collectors

Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, F. Díaz, Antonio Peña Cruz

Notes

Liana; látex blanco; flores amarillas; frutos verdes. The coordinates have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been removed because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Prestonia

Specific Epithet

rotundifolia

Authorship

K.Schum. ex Woodson

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.3

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

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.5

Global rank

#22,861 of 335,497

Top 7%

Extinction probability

47%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →