Piper mestonii F.M.Bailey belongs to the Piperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Gray, B 9458

September 26, 2011

Location

Australia, Queensland

-27.914222, 153.189

Location Remarks

Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk. Accessed off Tamborine Mountain Rd. A private forest reserve.

Collectors

Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Robust liana on the lower part of a tree bole. Fruiting spike erect.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Piperales

Family

Piperaceae

Genus

Piper

Specific Epithet

mestonii

Authorship

F.M.Bailey

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.7

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

#146,526 of 335,497

Top 44%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →