Native to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Nicaragua, Nueva Segovia
13.667778, -86.482306
Location Remarks
Along Highway to Las Manos, 1.5 km N of Mosonte junction N of Ocotal. Roadside and dry forest. 660 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 5 m tall, perianth green, stamens bright white
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Albizia
Specific Epithet
xerophytica
Authorship
J.Linares
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.2
Global rank
#33,624 of 335,497
Top 11%
Extinction probability
50%