Nectandra cuspidata, Rincon2408--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 24 May 01. 002.JPG
Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Mexico, Veracruz (San Andrés Tuxtla)
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
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza (Nangaritza Canton)
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Tree 15 m tall. Foliage aromatic. Flowers pale cream or greenish-white.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Nectandra
Specific Epithet
cuspidata
Authorship
Nees & Mart. ex Nees
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#321,015 of 335,497
Top 96%
Extinction probability
5%
