Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze belongs to the Aizoaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Stevens, W. D 34145

February 18, 2013

Location

Chile, Bio Bio, Concepcion

-37.144167, -73.170556

Location Remarks

Comuna Lota, Playa Colcura, S of Lota; sand beach and rocky shore at N end of beach. Sea level.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel

Notes

On sand, shoots erect, succulent, stems and fruits red.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Aizoaceae

Genus

Tetragonia

Specific Epithet

tetragonoides

Authorship

(Pall.) Kuntze

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

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

0.1

Global rank

#257,917 of 335,497

Top 77%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →