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callistachyum

Taxon

Odontonema callistachyum (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze

Protologue Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Odontonema callistachyum, Rincon2484--MX. Veracruz. Cerca de Balzapote. 26 May 01. 001.jpg

Odontonema callistachyum, Rincon2484--MX. Veracruz. Cerca de Balzapote. 26 May 01. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Odontonema callistachyum, Perez-F 2836--MX. Chiapas. Rd to V. Suarez. 16 Mch 03. 030(2).jpg

Odontonema callistachyum, Perez-F 2836--MX. Chiapas. Rd to V. Suarez. 16 Mch 03. 030(2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Odontonema callistachyum, Perez-F 2836--MX. Chiapas. Rd to V. Suarez. 16 Mch 03. 030(1).jpg

Odontonema callistachyum, Perez-F 2836--MX. Chiapas. Rd to V. Suarez. 16 Mch 03. 030(1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest; introduced into Cuba, Dominican Republic (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Rincon A. 2484

May 26, 2001

Location

Mexico, Veracruz (San Andrés Tuxtla)

18.541111, -95.196389

Location Remarks

Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.

Collectors

Arturo Rincon

Perez-F 2836

March 16, 2003

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Rayón)

17.209056, -92.966472

Location Remarks

Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Odontonema

Specific Epithet

callistachyum

Authorship

(Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.6

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

0.0

Global rank

#302,899 of 335,497

Top 91%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →