Hymenandra pittierii, Hammel 26197--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (412).JPG
Native to Costa Rica, Panamá (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Canton, Colinas)
9.032194, -83.497056
Location Remarks
Cuenca Terraba-Sierpe. Entre Palmar Norte y Ciudad Cortes, camino localmente conocido como Cuesta del Burro que sube a Fila Retinto, 10.6 km de la entrada. 944 m elev.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Isabel Perez-Hammel, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Palito 2.5 m.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Sierpe, 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
Reinaldo Aguilar, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbolito 2 m., 2 cm. Frutos maduros rojos.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Hymenandra
Specific Epithet
pittieri
Authorship
(Mez) Pipoly & Ricketson
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#280,885 of 335,497
Top 84%
Extinction probability
6%
