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
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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.
