Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 13036

May 17, 2015

Location

United States, Georgia, Stephens

34.671667, -83.358611

Location Remarks

Along both sides of Panther Creek, NW of Yonah Dam. 237 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Matelea

Specific Epithet

carolinensis

Authorship

(Jacq.) Woodson

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#166,780 of 335,497

Top 50%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →