Tabernaemontana alba, Rincon2435--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 25 May 01. 001.jpg
Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Southwest Caribbean; introduced into Florida (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Mexico, Veracruz (San Andrés Tuxtla)
18.541111, -95.196389
Location Remarks
Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.
Collectors
Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Ocozocoautla de Espinosa)
16.866667, -93.333333
Location Remarks
Municipio San Fernando. Cerro la Marimba.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Tabernaemontana
Specific Epithet
alba
Authorship
Mill.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#268,081 of 335,497
Top 80%
Extinction probability
6%
