Phytolacca dioica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 26 Nov 02. 002.jpg
Phytolacca dioica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 26 Nov 02. 004.jpg
Phytolacca dioica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 26 Nov 02. 003.jpg
Phytolacca dioica--Kenya. Nairobi Arboretum. 1 Jul 04. 029.jpg
Phytolacca dioica--Kenya. Nairobi Arboretum. 1 Jul 04. 028.jpg
Phytolacca dioica--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 354.jpg
Phytolacca dioica--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 350.jpg
Phytolacca dioica--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 352.jpg
Phytolacca dioica--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 351.jpg
Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay; introduced into 31 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Kenya, Nairobi (Nairobi, Kilimani)
-1.27833, 36.80111
Location Remarks
Accessed via State House Road or Arboretum Drive, in the Kilimani section of Nairobi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Phytolaccaceae
Genus
Phytolacca
Specific Epithet
dioica
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#61,109 of 335,497
Top 19%
Extinction probability
10%
