Gongrostylus costaricensis (Kuntze) R.M.King & H.Rob. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Gongrostylus
Specific Epithet
costaricensis
Authorship
(Kuntze) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#267,076 of 335,497
Top 80%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose, Dota
9.486667, -83.956806
Location Remarks
R.F. Los Santos. Cuenca del Savegre. Vecindario de San Isidro de Dota. Albergue Tinamú. 820 m elev.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Isabel Perez-Hammel, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Trepador; colgando sobre la cascada.