Frankenia portulacifolia — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Frankeniaceae/Frankenia

At a glance

Occurrence records22

Data sources5

Biological traits13

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Frankenia portulacifolia's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility22 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources13 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF22 records

01Narrative

Frankenia portulacifolia, also called Saint Helena tea or tea plant, is a species of salt-tolerant plant in the Frankeniaceae family. It is endemic to the islands of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Its natural habitats are inhospitable, dry and rocky areas and rocky shores, often on weathered volcanic ash. As its total population has been estimated at only around 3,500 individuals, it is currently classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology4

Plant height0.2 m

Seed mass0.102 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.102 mg · GIFT: 0.11 mg

Seed mass max0.11 mg

Seed mass min0.11 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formsubshrub or shrub

Life spanperennial

Habitat & environment4

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · TRY: xerohalophyte

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type22 records

Wild obs. + sensor7

Museum / vouchered15

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO56 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 7

7 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor7

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 15 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence15

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions2 of 2 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kew, GB	10
Vancouver, CA	5

2 institutions · 15 of 15 vouchered records shown