Evolvulus, W. D. Stevens 31330--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 256 (7).jpg
Native to 131 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Fiji, Hawaii, New Caledonia, Réunion, Vanuatu (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Paraguay, Cordillera (Tobatí, Potrero)
-25.294444, -57.096667
Location Remarks
Cerro Tobatí, trail from Capilla Virgen de Fátima; weathered sandstone domes with shrubby vegetation in cracks and crevices. 211 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Trailing vine among grasses; corolla blue.
Location
Namibia, Windhoek District, Khomas Region
-22.739167, 18.001083
Location Remarks
Pepperkorrel 294 Farm. Off M51, c. 500 m east of junction with road 1482, then 1.3 km northeast on road 1472 Acacia woodland on a small limestone hill east of the farm buildings. 1479 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
In limestone crevices.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Evolvulus
Specific Epithet
alsinoides
Authorship
(L.) L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#106,347 of 335,497
Top 32%
Extinction probability
9%
