Native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Hammel, B 24639

April 10, 2008

Location

Costa Rica, Alajuela, Atenas (San Mateo Canton, Desmonte)

9.977972, -84.455556

Location Remarks

Cuenca del Tárcoles. Cuesta del Aguacate. Carretera entre Atenas y Orotina. 900-950 m elev.

Collectors

Barry E. Hammel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Arbol 20 m; flores amarillo palido; fruto (inmaduro) verde.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Sapotaceae

Genus

Sideroxylon

Specific Epithet

capiri

Authorship

(A.DC.) Pittier

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.5

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#291,849 of 335,497

Top 87%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →