Lophopyxis maingayi Hook.fil. belongs to the Lophopyxidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Lophopyxidaceae
Genus
Lophopyxis
Specific Epithet
maingayi
Authorship
Hook.fil.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 59.0
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
5.7
Global rank
#2,671 of 335,497
Top 0.8%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Malaysia, Sabah, Sandakan (Kinabatangan)
Location Remarks
Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary. Sungai Manangol, tributary of Sg. Kinabatangan. 15 m elev.
Collectors
Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Liana in a dense tangle of riverside vegetation.
Location
Malaysia, Sarawak
1.722528, 110.448639
Location Remarks
Kuching. Bako National Park. Lintang Trail, 106 m elev.
Collectors
Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Liana in a dense tangle of riverside vegetation.