Piper porphyrophyllum (Lindl.) N.E.Br. belongs to the Piperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Piper
Specific Epithet
porphyrophyllum
Authorship
(Lindl.) N.E.Br.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#126,979 of 335,497
Top 38%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Malaysia, Sabah, Tawau (Lahad Datu)
4.960944, 117.802889
Location Remarks
Danum Valley Conservation Area. Danum Valley Research Center. Loop trail along river. 164 m elev.
Collectors
Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki
Notes
Liana. Spikes in fruit, long-pendant.