Native to 36 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; presence uncertain in French Guiana (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

Hammel, B 24628

April 9, 2008

Location

Costa Rica, Alajuela, Orotina

9.867472, -84.647444

Location Remarks

Rio Cuarros. 7 m elev.

Collectors

Barry E. Hammel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Liana; frutos negros; raquis morado.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Phytolaccaceae

Genus

Trichostigma

Specific Epithet

octandrum

Authorship

(L.) H.Walter

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

0.5

Global rank

#96,009 of 335,497

Top 29%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →