Orontium aquaticum L. belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 6 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Orontium aquaticum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 049.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Orontium
Specific Epithet
aquaticum
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 52.3
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
5.3
Global rank
#2,996 of 335,497
Top 0.9%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
France, Paris (5th arrondissement. Jardin des Plantes)
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
France
Location Remarks
France. Paris Jardin des Plantes
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Peru, Cusco, Calca (Jardin des Plantes)
-12.983889, -72.063333
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Delaware (Mt. Cuba Center)
Location Remarks
905 Old Wilmington Rd.., Hockessin
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, South Carolina, Lexington
33.863611, -81.233889
Location Remarks
Edmund. Boiling Springs Road between Bethany Church Road and Bluefield Road. Shealy's Pond. 83 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Notes
Deeply set rhizomes at the edge of the pond.
Location
France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)
48.844580, 2.360860
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
