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Taxon

Ouratea lucens (Kunth) Engl.

Protologue Fl. Bras. 12(2): 350. 1876 [1 Sep 1876]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Ouratea lucens, CDavidson8561--Costa Rica. Limon. Hda. Tapezco. 20 Aug 79. 004.jpg

Ouratea lucens, CDavidson8561--Costa Rica. Limon. Hda. Tapezco. 20 Aug 79. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ouratea lucens, CDavidson8669--Costa Rica. Limon. Hda. Tapezco. 22 Aug 79. 005.jpg

Ouratea lucens, CDavidson8669--Costa Rica. Limon. Hda. Tapezco. 22 Aug 79. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ouratea lucens--Costa Rica. Sta. Rosa N. P.  29 Mch 04. 006.jpg

Ouratea lucens--Costa Rica. Sta. Rosa N. P. 29 Mch 04. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ouratea lucens--Costa Rica. Sta. Rosa N. P.  29 Mch 04. 008.jpg

Ouratea lucens--Costa Rica. Sta. Rosa N. P. 29 Mch 04. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ouratea lucens--Costa Rica. Sta. Rosa N. P.  29 Mch 04. 007.jpg

Ouratea lucens--Costa Rica. Sta. Rosa N. P. 29 Mch 04. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Not collected.

March 29, 2004

Location

Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Bagaces Canton)

10.345, -85.338889

Location Remarks

Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 8561

August 20, 1979

Location

Costa Rica, Limon (Pococí Canton, Rita)

10.5, -83.78

Location Remarks

Hacienda La Suerte, NE of Guapiles.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, J. Donahue

Davidson, C 8669

August 22, 1979

Location

Costa Rica, Limon (Pococí Canton, Rita)

10.5, -83.78

Location Remarks

Hacienda La Suerte, NE of Guapiles.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, J. Donahue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Ochnaceae

Genus

Ouratea

Specific Epithet

lucens

Authorship

(Kunth) Engl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.9

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

0.1

Global rank

#263,992 of 335,497

Top 79%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →