Sciaphila purpurea Benth. belongs to the Triuridaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

van der Werff, H 24679

October 25, 2012

Location

Peru, Amazonas, Bagua

-5.265556, -78.368611

Location Remarks

Chiriaco, Cerro Tayu. 525 m elev.

Collectors

Henk van der Werff, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Ricardo Apanu, Alcides Roca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Triuridaceae

Genus

Sciaphila

Specific Epithet

purpurea

Authorship

Benth.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 13.7

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

#32,552 of 335,497

Top 10%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →