Clethra costaricensis Britton belongs to the Clethraceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Clethra mexicana, RAguilar11192--Costa Rica. Puntar. Osa. Los Mogos. 17 Apr 08. 462.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Clethraceae
Genus
Clethra
Specific Epithet
costaricensis
Authorship
Britton
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#225,427 of 335,497
Top 68%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Sierpe)
8.776694, -83.463750
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.
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
