Cecropia peltata, not coll.--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 25 May 01. 002.jpg
Native to Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.; introduced into Cameroon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Malaya, Senegal, Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Mexico, Veracruz
18.541111, -95.196389
Location Remarks
Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.
Collectors
Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith
Location
Madagascar, Atsimo-Atsinanana
-23.058889, 47.724722
Location Remarks
Atsimo Atsinanana, collecté le long de la route entre Farafangana et Vangaindrano.
Collectors
Peter B. Phillipson, Zachary Scott Rogers, H. Razafindraibe, Christopher Davidson
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)
Location Remarks
Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Cecropia
Specific Epithet
peltata
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#186,712 of 335,497
Top 56%
Extinction probability
5%
