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costaricensis

Taxon

Alchornea costaricensis Pax & K.Hoffm.

Protologue Pflanzenr. 4, Fam. 147. vii: 235. 1914BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (7).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (5).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338.jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (12).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (9).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (6).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (14).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (4).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (2).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (3).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (11).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (13).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (10).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (8).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (1).jpg

Alchornea costaricense, B. Hammel 24657--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 338 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Hammel, B 24657

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

Árbol 4 m; frutos morados.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Alchornea

Specific Epithet

costaricensis

Authorship

Pax & K.Hoffm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.6

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

0.2

Global rank

#182,048 of 335,497

Top 55%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →