Roupala glaberrima Pittier belongs to the Proteaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Family
Proteaceae
Genus
Roupala
Specific Epithet
glaberrima
Authorship
Pittier
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#332,878 of 335,497
Top 100%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Nicaragua, Jinotega
13.027222, -85.923333
Location Remarks
0.2 km from Matagalpa-Jinotega highway along road to La Fundadora; roadside in cloud forest. 1421 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 14 m tall, flowers white.