Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Stevens, W D 31474

May 9, 2011

Location

Nicaragua, Rio San Juan

11.311389, -84.729167

Location Remarks

25.6 km NW of San Carlos along road to Acoyapa, at Río Caño Luis; moist forest patch

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Achatocarpaceae

Genus

Achatocarpus

Specific Epithet

nigricans

Authorship

Triana

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.6

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

#278,653 of 335,497

Top 84%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →