Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Desmodium, W. D. Stevens 31173--Paraguay. Edo. Concepcion. Garay Cue. 19 Mar 2011. 406 (14).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Desmodium
Specific Epithet
tortuosum
Authorship
(Sw.) DC.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
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
#232,582 of 335,497
Top 70%
Extinction probability
10%
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
Erect herb, 2 m tall, flowers purple.
