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Taxon

Sciaphila albescens Benth.

Protologue Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7: 11. 1855BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

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Native to Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Suriname, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Tepe E.J. 551

March 14, 2002

Location

French Guiana, French Guiana (Roura)

4.558556, -52.463417

Location Remarks

Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village

Collectors

Eric J. Tepe

Smith J.F. 4184

March 20, 2002

Location

French Guiana, French Guiana (Roura)

4.558556, -52.463417

Location Remarks

Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village

Collectors

James F. Smith

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Triuridaceae

Genus

Sciaphila

Specific Epithet

albescens

Authorship

Benth.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 14.7

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.2

Global rank

#32,848 of 335,497

Top 10%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →