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Taxon

Herrania purpurea (Pittier) R.E.Schult.

Protologue Caldasia 2: 333. 1944IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (3).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (7).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (8).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (5).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (11).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (1).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (1).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (9).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (6).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (365).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (365).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (364).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (364).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (363).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (363).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (4).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (2).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (366).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (366).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (10).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (362).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (362).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (361).JPG

Herrania purpurea, Hammel 26174--Costa Rica. Cuesta de Burro. 6 Mar 2012. DSC04788 (361).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea (leaves in center)--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station, along SHO. 16 Feb 02. 003.jpg

Herrania purpurea (leaves in center)--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station, along SHO. 16 Feb 02. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea (leaves in center)--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station, along SHO. 16 Feb 02. 004.jpg

Herrania purpurea (leaves in center)--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station, along SHO. 16 Feb 02. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea (leaves in center)--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station, along SHO. 16 Feb 02. 001.jpg

Herrania purpurea (leaves in center)--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station, along SHO. 16 Feb 02. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea (leaves in center)--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station, along SHO. 16 Feb 02. 005.jpg

Herrania purpurea (leaves in center)--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station, along SHO. 16 Feb 02. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Herrania purpurea (leaves in center)--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station, along SHO. 16 Feb 02. 002.jpg

Herrania purpurea (leaves in center)--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station, along SHO. 16 Feb 02. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

February 16, 2002

Location

Costa Rica, Heredia (Pococí Canton, Guápiles)

10.146972, -83.946167

Location Remarks

Parque Nacional Braulio Carillo. Roadside barrow near Rio Sucio, off main highway 32.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Hammel, B 26174

March 6, 2012

Location

Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Osa Canton, Puerto Cortés)

9.0205, -83.497583

Location Remarks

Cuenca Terraba-Sierpe. Entre Palmar Norte y Ciudad Cortés, camino localmente conocido como Cuesta del Burro que sube a Fila Retinto, 9 km de la entrada. 800-900 m elev.

Collectors

Barry E. Hammel, Isabel Perez-Hammel, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Árbol 3 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Herrania

Specific Epithet

purpurea

Authorship

(Pittier) R.E.Schult.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#266,285 of 335,497

Top 80%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →