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Combretaceae Conocarpus erectus | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Conocarpus erectus L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 176. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

EDGE Watch • Least Concern

Conocarpus erectus L. belongs to the Combretaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Conocarpus erecta--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (624).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Not collected

June 13, 2019

Location

Belize, Belize District, Ambergris Caye

17.976611, -87.951222

Location Remarks

Road to Secret Beach, ca. 2.6-3.3 km W of Beach in a subdivided area. Elev. 0 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Remnant vegetation on raised coral reefs. Shrub 2 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Combretaceae

Genus

Conocarpus

Specific Epithet

erectus

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 24.8

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

EDGE Watch

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.4

Global rank

#27,288 of 335,497

Top 9%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →