Native to Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Aguilar, R 11175

April 16, 2008

Location

Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Sierpe)

8.776694, -83.46375

Location Remarks

Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce; Bahía Chal, a 35 km. de Chacarita, entrada Chocuaco, entre cruce de Bajo Chocuaco y el bajo Quebrada Lagunas. 267 m elev.

Collectors

Reinaldo Aguilar, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Arbol 10 m., 20 cm. Flores blancas.

Hammel, B 25192

April 19, 2009

Location

Costa Rica, San Jose

9.903278, -84.421056

Location Remarks

5 km W of Grifo Alto and about 1 km E of San Pablo

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Clethraceae

Genus

Clethra

Specific Epithet

costaricensis

Authorship

Britton

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#225,427 of 335,497

Top 68%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →