Achyranthes aspera--Kenya. Egerton Univ. Bot. Gard, Njoro. 10 Jul 04. 027.jpg
Achyranthes aspera L. belongs to the Amaranthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Achyranthes
Specific Epithet
aspera
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#232,642 of 335,497
Top 70%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Kenya (Egerton University campus and Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Town of Njoro, southwest of Nakuru on Njoro Road.
Collectors
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo
-14.423056, -67.923889
Location Remarks
Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.
Collectors
Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Gismondi, M. Cornejo, E. Ticona
