Muntingia calabura L. belongs to the Muntingiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Muntingia calabura, B. Hammel 24656--Costa Rica. Limon. Selva Bananito. 12 Apr 08. 419 (8).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Muntingiaceae
Genus
Muntingia
Specific Epithet
calabura
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 22.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.2
Global rank
#12,830 of 335,497
Top 4%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Costa Rica, Limon, Limon
9.826917, -83.070861
Location Remarks
Cuenca del Bananito. Finca Selva Bananito. A lo largo del Río Carbón. 100 m elev.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Isabel Perez-Hammel
Notes
Árbol 3 m.
Location
Nicaragua, Nueva Segovia
13.667778, -86.482306
Location Remarks
Along Highway to Las Manos, 1.5 km N of Mosonte junction N of Ocotal. Roadside and dry forest. 660 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 3 m tall, leaves glandular-sticky, flowers white, fruits green to dark pink.
