Pleurophora saccocarpa Koehne belongs to the Lythraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pleurophora saccocarpa, W. D. Stevens 31030--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 055 (7).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Pleurophora
Specific Epithet
saccocarpa
Authorship
Koehne
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#55,002 of 335,497
Top 17%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Paraguay, Presidente Hayes
-24.571667, -58.036389
Location Remarks
96.3 km NW end of Río Paraguay bridge on the Ruta Transchaco; open Copernicia swamp. 80 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
In standing water, erect, to 1 m tall, flowers pink fading to dull red.
