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Taxon

Astrocaryum mexicanum Liebm. ex Mart.

Protologue Hist. Nat. Palm. iii. 323.BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012  3762 (7).JPG

Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012 3762 (7).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012  3762 (8).JPG

Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012 3762 (8).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012  3762 (6).JPG

Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012 3762 (6).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012  3762 (11).JPG

Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012 3762 (11).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012  3762 (9).JPG

Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012 3762 (9).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012  3762 (10).JPG

Astrocaryum mexicanum, Lopez-Cruz, A 1447--Mexico, Chiapas, El Ocote, rio de la Venta 22 Feb 2012 3762 (10).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Astrocaryum mexicanum--MX. Chiapas. MX190, Caret. V Suarez a Ocozocuatla.  16 Mch 03.  025 (3).jpg

Astrocaryum mexicanum--MX. Chiapas. MX190, Caret. V Suarez a Ocozocuatla. 16 Mch 03. 025 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Astrocaryum mexicanum--MX. Chiapas. MX190, Caret. V Suarez a Ocozocuatla.  16 Mch 03.  025 (2).jpg

Astrocaryum mexicanum--MX. Chiapas. MX190, Caret. V Suarez a Ocozocuatla. 16 Mch 03. 025 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Astrocaryum mexicanum--MX. Chiapas. MX190, Caret. V Suarez a Ocozocuatla.  16 Mch 03.  025.jpg

Astrocaryum mexicanum--MX. Chiapas. MX190, Caret. V Suarez a Ocozocuatla. 16 Mch 03. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Astrocaryum mexicanum--MX. Chiapas. MX190, Caret. V Suarez a Ocozocuatla.  16 Mch 03.  025 (1).jpg

Astrocaryum mexicanum--MX. Chiapas. MX190, Caret. V Suarez a Ocozocuatla. 16 Mch 03. 025 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua (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

Not collected

March 16, 2003

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Ocozocoautla de Espinosa)

16.866667, -93.333333

Location Remarks

Municipio San Fernando. Cerro la Marimba.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Lopez-Cruz, A 1447

February 22, 2012

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Rayón)

17.209056, -92.966472

Location Remarks

Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.

Collectors

Angelita Lopez-Cruz, Miguel Angel Pérez Farrera, Hector Gomez-Dominguez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Palma 3 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Astrocaryum

Specific Epithet

mexicanum

Authorship

Liebm. ex Mart.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.4

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#191,038 of 335,497

Top 57%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →