Siparuna, RVasquez33070--Peru. Pillcopata. Qbda Sachavacayoc. 29 Oct 07. 424.jpg
Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Peru, Cusco, Paucartambo (Manu District)
-12.876389, -71.408889
Location Remarks
Distrito Kosñipata. Quebrada Piñi Piñi. Bosque secundario en una trocha de extracción de madera.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Jim Farfán Vargas, Efraín Suclli, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Árbol 8 m; flores amarilla pállidas.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Canton, Colinas)
9.032194, -83.497056
Location Remarks
Cuenca Terraba-Sierpe. Entre Palmar Norte y Ciudad Cortes, camino localmente conocido como Cuesta del Burro que sube a Fila Retinto, 10.6 km de la entrada. 944 m elev.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Isabel Perez-Hammel, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Arbusto escandente.
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Ocozocoautla de Espinosa)
16.866667, -93.333333
Location Remarks
Municipio San Fernando. Cerro la Marimba.
Collectors
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
Peru, Cusco, Calca (Lares District)
-12.983889, -72.063333
Location Remarks
Distrito Lares. Manto. Bosque intervenido en el borde de la carretera. 6292 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Efraín Suclli, Jim Farfán Vargas, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Árbol 3 m; flores amarillas; frutos rojizos.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Siparunaceae
Genus
Siparuna
Specific Epithet
thecaphora
Authorship
(Poepp. & Endl.) A.DC.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 19.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.0
Global rank
#42,983 of 335,497
Top 13%
Extinction probability
6%
