Pontederia rotundifolia L.f. belongs to the Pontederiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Vasquez, Ro 34650

November 14, 2008

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 flotante; flores blanco-rosadas.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Commelinales

Family

Pontederiaceae

Genus

Pontederia

Specific Epithet

rotundifolia

Authorship

L.f.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.6

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

0.7

Global rank

#71,228 of 335,497

Top 22%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →