Setchellanthus caeruleus, N. Martinez Melendez 2744--MX. Oaxaca. Autop. Oaxaca to Puebla. Km 95.5. 14 Sept 2010. 030 (35).jpg
Native to Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Mexico, Oaxaca (Ixtlán de Juárez)
17.326028, -96.472306
Location Remarks
Camino Ixtlan-Talea. Noreoste de la ciudad de Oaxaca.
Collectors
Miguel Angel Pérez Farrera, Nayely Martínez Melendez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Setchellanthaceae
Genus
Setchellanthus
Specific Epithet
caeruleus
Authorship
Brandegee
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 76.1
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
8.7
Global rank
#867 of 335,497
Top 1,000 globally
Extinction probability
11%
