Vasconcellea cauliflora (Jacq.) A.DC. belongs to the Caricaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

No collection number

May 24, 2001

Location

Mexico, Veracruz

18.541111, -95.196389

Location Remarks

Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.

Collectors

Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Caricaceae

Genus

Vasconcellea

Specific Epithet

cauliflora

Authorship

(Jacq.) A.DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#134,483 of 335,497

Top 41%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →