Luehea candicans Mart. belongs to the Malvaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Luehea, W. D. Stevens 30909--Paraguay. Edo. Paraguari. Granja Arai Rape. 8 Mar 2011. 099 (3).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Luehea
Specific Epithet
candicans
Authorship
Mart.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#202,945 of 335,497
Top 61%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Paraguay, Paraguari
-26.098611, -56.841389
Location Remarks
La Rosada, entrance to Parque Nacional Ybycu'í; roadside and weedy fields. 115 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 4 m tall, no open flowers in PM, fruits dried.
