Native to Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Mexico, Veracruz
18.541111, -95.196389
Location Remarks
Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.
Collectors
Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Family
Sabiaceae
Genus
Meliosma
Specific Epithet
alba
Authorship
(Schltdl.) Walp.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 21.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.9
Global rank
#46,278 of 335,497
Top 14%
Extinction probability
5%