Taxon

Heliocarpus americanus L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 448. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Heliocarpus americanus, Martinez-Melendez, M 400--Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque 16 Feb 2012 2884 (5).JPG

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Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela; introduced into Hawaii, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Martinez-Melendez, M 400

February 16, 2012

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Rayon)

17.425861, -91.910167

Location Remarks

Carretera Rincon Chamula-Rayon. Ca 15 km saliendo de Palenque. A orillas de un arroyo. 313 m elev.

Collectors

Manuel Martinez Melendez, Angelita Lopez-Cruz, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Árbol 3 m.

Martinez-Melendez, M 401

February 16, 2012

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Rayón)

17.209056, -92.966472

Location Remarks

Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.

Collectors

Manuel Martinez Melendez, Angelita Lopez-Cruz, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Arbusto 5-6 m; ó arbol talado y rebrotando.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Heliocarpus

Specific Epithet

americanus

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.6

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#174,197 of 335,497

Top 52%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →