Phytelephas aequitorialis, 'tagua'--Costa Rica, Wilson Garden. 25 Feb 02. 004.jpg
Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Costa Rica, San José (Vázquez de Coronado Canton, Dulce Nombre de Jesús)
10.136111, -83.971944
Location Remarks
Puntar Los Charcos de Osa
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Phytelephas
Specific Epithet
aequatorialis
Authorship
Spruce
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#100,560 of 335,497
Top 30%
Extinction probability
13%
