Native to Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast; introduced into Cayman Is., Cuba (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

Rincon, A 2487

May 26, 2001

Location

Mexico, Veracruz (San Andrés Tuxtla)

18.541111, -95.196389

Location Remarks

Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.

Collectors

Arturo Rincon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Verbenaceae

Genus

Citharexylum

Specific Epithet

ellipticum

Authorship

Moc. & Sessé ex D.Don

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#156,047 of 335,497

Top 47%

Extinction probability

24%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →