Peristethium attenuatum Kuijt belongs to the Loranthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 94862

February 17, 2005

Location

Ecuador

0.977222, -78.198056

Location Remarks

Herbario Nacional, Quito

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Parasitic shrub; flowers greenish white; fruits purplish.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Santalales

Family

Loranthaceae

Genus

Peristethium

Specific Epithet

attenuatum

Authorship

Kuijt

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.6

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

0.2

Global rank

#182,246 of 335,497

Top 55%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →