Peristethium attenuatum Kuijt belongs to the Loranthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Loranthaceae
Genus
Peristethium
Specific Epithet
attenuatum
Authorship
Kuijt
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#182,246 of 335,497
Top 55%
Extinction probability
10%
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.
