Machaonia acuminata, Stevens, W.D. 31018, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1155 (4).JPG
Native to Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence 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, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Machaonia
Specific Epithet
acuminata
Authorship
Bonpl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#198,065 of 335,497
Top 60%
Extinction probability
5%
