Elaeis oleifera (Kunth) Cortés belongs to the Arecaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Not collected.

April 15, 2008

Location

Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Sierpe)

8.776694, -83.46375

Location Remarks

Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce; Bahía Chal, a 35 km. de Chacarita, entrada Chocuaco, entre cruce de Bajo Chocuaco y el bajo Quebrada Lagunas. 267 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Notes

"Tronco" c. 2 m; hojas hasta 4 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Elaeis

Specific Epithet

oleifera

Authorship

(Kunth) Cortés

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#76,289 of 335,497

Top 23%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →