Native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, 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

Stevens, W. D 27280

June 16, 2008

Location

Nicaragua, Matagalpa (Matagalpa)

12.996944, -85.908889

Location Remarks

Hotel Selva Negra; artificial pond near gate, below restaurant. 1250 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Indiana Coronado, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, M. Salazar

Notes

Tree c. 18 m, fruits green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Tapirira

Specific Epithet

mexicana

Authorship

Marchand

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.9

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

0.3

Global rank

#148,287 of 335,497

Top 45%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →