Erythropalum scandens Blume belongs to the Erythropalaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Erythropalaceae
Genus
Erythropalum
Specific Epithet
scandens
Authorship
Blume
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 91.9
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
4.9
Global rank
#3,398 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Malaysia, Sabah, West Coast (Ranau)
6.082472, 116.734806
Location Remarks
Kinabalu National Park. Trail to the summit, close to Panar Laban.
Collectors
Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Slender liana.