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macrolepis

Taxon

Oxypetalum macrolepis (Hook. & Arn.) Decne.

Protologue Prodr. 8: 585. 1844 [mid Mar 1844]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (6).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (15).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (15).jpg

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (11).jpg

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (16).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (16).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (18).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (18).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088.jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (17).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (17).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (21).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (21).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (8).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (12).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (7).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (1).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (19).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (19).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (13).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (4).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (20).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (20).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (5).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (3).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (14).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (9).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (2).jpg

Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 30977--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 088 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Paraguay, Uruguay (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

Stevens, W. D 30977

March 10, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Guaira (Colonia Independencia, Planta Urbana)

-25.738056, -56.177778

Location Remarks

Parque Nacional Ybyturuzu, road to Granja Francisca; overgrown wet field just beginning to dry. 170 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Twining vine with milky sap, corolla pale green, gynostegium bright white.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Oxypetalum

Specific Epithet

macrolepis

Authorship

(Hook. & Arn.) Decne.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

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

#265,448 of 335,497

Top 80%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →