Mirabilis jalapa L. belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Mirabilis jalapa, Croat93302--Ecuador. Prov. Bolivar. Echeandia- Sta. Lucia. 13 Aug 04. 037.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Nyctaginaceae
Genus
Mirabilis
Specific Epithet
jalapa
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#170,850 of 335,497
Top 51%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Ecuador, Bolivar
-1.456944, -79.227500
Location Remarks
Vicinity of Echiandia, along road between Echiandia and Santa Lucia; 2.7 km W of Santa Lucia. 851 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
To less than 1 m tall; flowers reddish.
