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Cactaceae Astrophytum myriostigma | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Astrophytum myriostigma Lem.

Protologue Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 4 (-6). 1839 [Feb 1839]BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Astrophytum myriostigma Lem. belongs to the Cactaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Astrophytum myriostigma--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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No collection number

May 21, 2003

Location

Italy, Tuscany (Giardino dei Semplici)

Location Remarks

Via Pier Antonio Micheli, 3, Firenze (Florence). On the campus of the University of Florence.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Astrophytum

Specific Epithet

myriostigma

Authorship

Lem.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#214,721 of 335,497

Top 65%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →