Sphenoclea zeylanica, B. Hammel 26097--Costa Rica. 5 km S of Parrita. 3 Mar 2012. DSC03450 (22).JPG
Native to 65 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia; introduced into 35 botanical countries across Temperate Asia, Northern America, and Southern America; presence uncertain in Angola (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas
9.859722, -84.702778
Location Remarks
Cuenca del Jesús María. Punta Loros. Punta Loros. Sea level.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Isabel Perez-Hammel, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Hierba, 0.5-0.75 m. Borde del potrero.
Location
Madagascar, Vatovavy-Fitovinany
-21.331944, 47.673889
Location Remarks
About 7 km E of Ifandiana on National Route 45. Vegetation overhanging roadside along southern side of road. Degraded.
Collectors
Peter B. Phillipson, Zachary Scott Rogers, H. Razafindraibe, Christopher Davidson
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Sphenocleaceae
Genus
Sphenoclea
Specific Epithet
zeylanica
Authorship
Gaertn.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 29.9
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.6
Global rank
#21,605 of 335,497
Top 7%
Extinction probability
5%
