Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela; introduced into Puerto Rico (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
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
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#209,158 of 335,497
Top 63%
Extinction probability
6%