Ludwigia octovalvis, AAraujoM3025--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Rio Tuichi. Aguapolo. 21 Sep 06. 210.jpg
Native to 130 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Burundi, Cabinda, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Cook Is., DR Congo, Eswatini, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Line Is., Marquesas, Namibia, Nauru, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Samoa, Society Is., Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Wallis-Futuna Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo
-14.423056, -67.923889
Location Remarks
Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.
Collectors
Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Gismondi, M. Cornejo, E. Ticona, O. Valdes
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Ludwigia
Specific Epithet
octovalvis
Authorship
(Jacq.) P.H.Raven
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#231,990 of 335,497
Top 70%
Extinction probability
5%
