Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 2 countries.
Alzatea verticillata
subsp. verticillata
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
Costa Rica, Heredia (Pococí Canton, Guápiles)
10.146972, -83.946167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Braulio Carillo. Roadside barrow near Rio Sucio, off main highway 32.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Árbol 8 m; frutos café.
Identified as
Alzatea verticillata subsp. verticillata
Location
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa (Palcazu)
-10.337778, -75.251944
Location Remarks
Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo
Notes
Bosque remanente en borde de quebrada. Árbol 20 m, tronco fenestrado, frutos rosado-amarillentos.
Location
Costa Rica, Heredia (Pococí Canton, Guápiles)
10.146972, -83.946167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Braulio Carillo. Roadside barrow near Rio Sucio, off main highway 32.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Árbol 8 m; frutos café.
Identified as
Alzatea verticillata subsp. verticillata
Location
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa (Palcazu)
-10.337778, -75.251944
Location Remarks
Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo
Notes
Bosque remanente en borde de quebrada. Árbol 10 m, flores blancas, frutos verdes.
Location
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa (Palcazu)
-10.337778, -75.251944
Location Remarks
Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Alzateaceae
Genus
Alzatea
Specific Epithet
verticillata
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 30.9
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.7
Global rank
#19,113 of 335,497
Top 6%
Extinction probability
6%