Pentagonia, RAguilar11200--Costa Rica. Puntar. Osa. S of Pto. Jimenez. 18 Apr 08. 157.jpg
Endemic to Costa Rica (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Golfito (Puerto Jimenez)
8.465417, -83.279778
Location Remarks
Puerto Jiménez, camino a playa Tamales, pequeño parche de bosque, al este del puente sobre la Quebrada Tigre. 27 m elev.
Collectors
Reinaldo Aguilar, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbolito 2 m., 2 cm. Frutos cafe.
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose, Tarrazu (Tarrazú Canton, San Lorenzo)
9.484278, -84.002833
Location Remarks
Z.P. Cerro Nara. Cuenca del Savegre. Ca. 7.2 km del Albergue Tinamú. 740 m elev.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Isabel Perez-Hammel, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Arbolito 5 m.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Osa Canton, Puerto Cortés)
9.0205, -83.497583
Location Remarks
Cuenca Terraba-Sierpe. Entre Palmar Norte y Ciudad Cortés, camino localmente conocido como Cuesta del Burro que sube a Fila Retinto, 9 km de la entrada. 800-900 m elev.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Isabel Perez-Hammel, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Arbolito monocaule 2 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Pentagonia
Specific Epithet
lobata
Authorship
C.M.Taylor
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
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
#231,222 of 335,497
Top 69%
Extinction probability
25%
