Russelia sarmentosa Jacq. belongs to the Plantaginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Russellia sarmentosa, WDStevens27318--Nicaragua. N.Segov. N of Ocotal, Pte. Dipelto. 18 Jun 08. 046.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Russelia
Specific Epithet
sarmentosa
Authorship
Jacq.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#195,126 of 335,497
Top 59%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Nicaragua, Nueva Segovia
13.667778, -86.482306
Location Remarks
Along Highway to Las Manos, 1.5 km N of Mosonte junction N of Ocotal. Roadside and dry forest. 660 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Forest; weak shrub 1 m tall, corolla bright red
