Melosperma andicola Benth. belongs to the Plantaginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Melosperma andicola, Davidson, C 12791--Chile. Ruta 115, to Laguna del Maule. 24 Nov 2014. DSC07486 (406).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Melosperma
Specific Epithet
andicola
Authorship
Benth.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 17.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.5
Global rank
#23,806 of 335,497
Top 8%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca
-35.938333, -70.610556
Location Remarks
Comuna San Clemente, 11.5 km below La Laguna on Highway 115 to Laguna Maule, 5.2 km below Puente Lo Aguirre; low shrubby vegetation on steep slopes. 1571 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Persy Gomez de la Fuente, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hierba procumbente.
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca
-35.938333, -70.610556
Location Remarks
Comuna San Clemente, 11.5 km below La Laguna on Highway 115 to Laguna Maule, 5.2 km below Puente Lo Aguirre; low shrubby vegetation on steep slopes. 1571 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Prostrate perennial, branches radiating from a central taproot; capsules green, maturing to blue-green, brown at dehiscence.
