Prosopanche costaricensis L.D.Goméz belongs to the Hydnoraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Prosopanche costaricensis, BHammel24646--Costa Rica. Heredia. Br. Carrillo Nat. Pk. 11 Apr 08. 085.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Hydnoraceae
Genus
Prosopanche
Specific Epithet
costaricensis
Authorship
L.D.Goméz
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.9
Global rank
#50,149 of 335,497
Top 15%
Extinction probability
32%
Location
Costa Rica, Heredia
10.146972, -83.946167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Braulio Carillo. Roadside barrow near Rio Sucio, off main highway 32.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Root parasite, in a wet, muddy swale. Exact location withheld because of the vulnerability of this habitat,
