Blepharodon pictum (Vahl) W.D.Stevens belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Blepharodon, W. D. Stevens 30904--Paraguay. Edo. Paraguari. Granja Arai Rape. 8 Mar 2011. 117 (12).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Blepharodon
Specific Epithet
pictum
Authorship
(Vahl) W.D.Stevens
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#308,942 of 335,497
Top 93%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Paraguay, Paraguari
-26.098611, -56.841389
Location Remarks
La Rosada, entrance to Parque Nacional Ybycu'í; roadside and weedy fields. 115 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Twining vine with milky sap, woody below, flowers pendent, visited by Polistes-sized wasps, corolla dull green, corona dull white, producing copious nectar, fruits green
