Native to Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Gaussia
Specific Epithet
gomez-pompae
Authorship
(H.J.Quero) H.J.Quero
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#59,426 of 335,497
Top 18%
Extinction probability
23%