Sidastrum paniculatum, Stevens 30997--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rio Paraguay bridge. 12 Mar 2011. 162 (20).jpg
Native to Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Texas, Venezuela; introduced into Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Canary Is., Central African Republic, DR Congo, Galápagos, Hawaii, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Samoa, Society Is., Sudan-South Sudan, Uganda (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Paraguay, Presidente Hayes (Benjamín Aceval, Zona Km 125)
-24.571667, -58.036389
Location Remarks
96.3 km NW end of Río Paraguay bridge on the Ruta Transchaco; open Copernicia swamp. 80 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Nelida Soria, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Weak shrub 1.5 m tall, diffusely branched, flowers dull red.
Location
Paraguay, Concepcion (San Carlos, Zona de Estancias)
-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
Shrub 2 m tall, flowers dull red.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Sidastrum
Specific Epithet
paniculatum
Authorship
(L.) Fryxell
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
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
#258,573 of 335,497
Top 78%
Extinction probability
9%
