Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
French Guiana
4.558556, -52.463417
Location Remarks
Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Mayacaceae
Genus
Mayaca
Specific Epithet
longipes
Authorship
Mart. ex Seub.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 29.1
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
3.1
Global rank
#7,380 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
11%