Cuphea, Vasquez 34734--Peru. Loreto. Dist. Nauta. Miraflores, Rio Tigre. 9 Nov 08. 007.jpg
Native to Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, F. Díaz, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Hierba 0.80 m; flores rojizas.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Cuphea
Specific Epithet
melvilla
Authorship
Lindl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#108,812 of 335,497
Top 33%
Extinction probability
6%
