Elaeis oleifera (Kunth) Cortés belongs to the Arecaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Elaeis oleifera, not coll.--Costa Rica. Puntar. P. Osa. Rincon de Osa. 16 Apr 08. 136.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Elaeis
Specific Epithet
oleifera
Authorship
(Kunth) Cortés
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#76,289 of 335,497
Top 23%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Sierpe)
8.776694, -83.463750
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.
