Sideroxylon capiri (A.DC.) Pittier belongs to the Sapotaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Sapotaceae
Genus
Sideroxylon
Specific Epithet
capiri
Authorship
(A.DC.) Pittier
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#291,849 of 335,497
Top 87%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Costa Rica, Alajuela, Atenas
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.