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Taxon

Didymaea mexicana Hook.f.

Protologue Gen. Pl. Kew. 2(1): 150. 1873 [7-9 Apr 1873]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (6).jpg

Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (3).jpg

Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (2).jpg

Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (5).jpg

Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (1).jpg

Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (4).jpg

Didymaea mexicana, B. Hammel 24601--Costa Rica. Hered. Volcan Barva. 9 Apr 08. 078 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá (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

Hammel, B 24601

April 9, 2008

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

Barry E. Hammel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Hierba rastrera en sombra; frutos azules.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Didymaea

Specific Epithet

mexicana

Authorship

Hook.f.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.8

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#284,325 of 335,497

Top 85%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →