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Occurrence
Predicted not threatened

Davidson, C 8892

August 27, 1979

Costa Rica

This occurrence of Aphelandra lingua-bovis Leonard (Davidson, C 8892) was collected on August 27, 1979 in Costa Rica. Flora of the World includes 3 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Aphelandra lingua-bovis, Davidson8892--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Hda. La Suerte. 28 Aug 79. 003.jpg

Aphelandra lingua-bovis, Davidson8892--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Hda. La Suerte. 28 Aug 79. 003.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Aphelandra

Specific Epithet

lingua-bovis

Authorship

Leonard

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#176,955 of 335,497

Top 53%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →