Occurrence
EDGE Watch • Near Threatened
No record number
This occurrence of Phytelephas aequatorialis Spruce was collected on February 24, 2002 in Costa Rica. Flora of the World includes 4 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Phytelephas aequitorialis, 'tagua'--Costa Rica, Wilson Garden. 25 Feb 02. 004.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Phytelephas
Specific Epithet
aequatorialis
Authorship
Spruce
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
EDGE Watch
Threat status
Near Threatened
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#100,560 of 335,497
Top 30%
Extinction probability
13%