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Plocosperma buxifolium, Stevens, W D 31700--Nicaragua. Images from Olga Martha. 001 (9).jpg
Native to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Nicaragua, Matagalpa (Matagalpa)
12.996944, -85.908889
Location Remarks
Hotel Selva Negra; artificial pond near gate, below restaurant. 1250 m elev.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plocospermataceae
Genus
Plocosperma
Specific Epithet
buxifolium
Authorship
Benth.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 77.0
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
4.4
Global rank
#4,070 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
6%
