Dieffenbachia nitidipetiolata Croat & Grayum belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Dieffenbachia nitidipetiolata, B. Hammel 24685--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 13 Apr 08. 224 (1).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Dieffenbachia
Specific Epithet
nitidipetiolata
Authorship
Croat & Grayum
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 27.1
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.8
Global rank
#8,335 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
11%
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
Hojas hasta 1.5 m.
