Genipa americana L. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 4 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Genipa americana, B. Hammel 24661--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 116 (2).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Genipa
Specific Epithet
americana
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
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
#296,536 of 335,497
Top 89%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Costa Rica, Limon, Limon
9.826917, -83.070861
Location Remarks
Cuenca del Bananito. Finca Selva Bananito. A lo largo del Río Carbón. 100 m elev.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Isabel Perez-Hammel
Notes
Árbol 8 m.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas
9.859722, -84.702778
Location Remarks
Cuenca del Jesús María. Punta Loros. Punta Loros. Sea level.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, F. Díaz, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Árbol 12 m; frutos verdes.
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, F. Díaz, Antonio Peña Cruz
