Tapirira mexicana Marchand belongs to the Anacardiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Tapirira
Specific Epithet
mexicana
Authorship
Marchand
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#148,287 of 335,497
Top 45%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Nicaragua, 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.