Native to 79 botanical countries across Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Pacific; introduced into Hawaii, Line Is., Nauru, Niue, Taiwan, Tuvalu (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 11, 2006

Location

Madagascar, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Toliara

-22.886389, 44.692222

Location Remarks

Zombitse National Park. Along trail to the west of the main parking lot just off of National Route ú7. Specimens preserved in alcohol.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Dioscoreales

Family

Dioscoreaceae

Genus

Tacca

Specific Epithet

leontopetaloides

Authorship

(L.) Kuntze

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 9.6

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#131,193 of 335,497

Top 40%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →