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Taxon

Xanthosoma pubescens Poepp.

Protologue Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. iii. 89. t. 299.BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 129.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 129.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 131.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 131.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 145.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 145.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 144.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 144.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 143.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 147.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 147.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 137.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 136.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 136.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 148.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 148.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 130.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 130.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 139.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 139.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 133.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 133.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 132.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 132.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 149.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 149.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 135.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 135.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 134.jpg

Xanthosoma, RVasquez32956--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Pini Pini. 29 Oct 07. 134.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Vasquez, Ro 32956

October 29, 2007

Location

Peru, Cusco, Paucartambo (Kosnipata)

-12.876389, -71.408889

Location Remarks

Quebrada Piñi Piñi. Bosque secundario en una trocha de extracción de madera.

Collectors

Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Jim Farfán Vargas, Efraín Suclli, Antonio Peña Cruz

Notes

Hierba; espigas blancas; espata verde.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Xanthosoma

Specific Epithet

pubescens

Authorship

Poepp.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 14.6

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#119,338 of 335,497

Top 36%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →