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Compsoneura mexicana (Hemsl.) Janovec

Protologue Syst. Bot. 27(4): 668. 2002 [27 Nov 2002]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24677--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 097 (13).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24677--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 097 (10).jpg

Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24677--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 097 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24677--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 097 (16).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24677--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 097 (7).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24677--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 097 (14).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24677--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 096.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24677--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 097 (11).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24677--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 097 (6).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (10).jpg

Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (4).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (12).jpg

Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (8).jpg

Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (11).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (7).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (2).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (9).jpg

Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067.jpg

Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (5).jpg

Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (6).jpg

Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (1).jpg

Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (3).jpg

Compsoneura mexicana, B. Hammel 24689--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 067 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, 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

Hammel, B 24677

April 12, 2008

Location

Costa Rica, Limon, Limon (Limón, Matama)

9.826917, -83.070861

Location Remarks

Cuenca del Bananito. Finca Selva Bananito. A lo largo del Río Carbón. 100 m elev.

Collectors

Barry E. Hammel, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Isabel Perez-Hammel

Notes

Arbusto 3 m; flores crema.

Hammel, B 24689

April 13, 2008

Location

Costa Rica, Limon, Limon (Limón, Matama)

9.826917, -83.070861

Location Remarks

Cuenca del Bananito. Finca Selva Bananito. A lo largo del Río Carbón. 100 m elev.

Collectors

Barry E. Hammel, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Isabel Perez-Hammel

Notes

Arbusto 3 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Magnoliales

Family

Myristicaceae

Genus

Compsoneura

Specific Epithet

mexicana

Authorship

(Hemsl.) Janovec

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.7

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

0.0

Global rank

#313,213 of 335,497

Top 94%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →