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 30 m., 50 cm. Flores blanco verdoso.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Family

Lepidobotryaceae

Genus

Ruptiliocarpon

Specific Epithet

caracolito

Authorship

Hammel & N.Zamora

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 25.4

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.5

Global rank

#23,653 of 335,497

Top 8%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →