Native to Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá; introduced into Florida, Vietnam (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 3 countries.
Bonellia macrocarpa
subsp. macrocarpa
subsp. pungens
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Identified as
Bonellia macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
No collectors specified
Identified as
Bonellia macrocarpa subsp. pungens
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Parque Jardin Botanico Dr. Faustino Miranda)
Location Remarks
Calzada los Hombres Ilustres S/N, Prolongacion 5 Norte.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
No collectors specified
Identified as
Bonellia macrocarpa subsp. pungens
Location
United States, Idaho, Idaho (Apolo, Mathias Botanical Garden)
-14.423056, -67.923889
Location Remarks
Los Angeles. UCLA campus, Westwood
Collectors
No collectors specified
Identified as
Bonellia macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Bonellia
Specific Epithet
macrocarpa
Authorship
(Cav.) B.Ståhl & Källersjö
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#277,800 of 335,497
Top 83%
Extinction probability
6%