Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela; introduced into Bangladesh (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Jiquipilas)
16.623278, -93.577278
Location Remarks
Cerro el Campanario.
Collectors
Location
Nicaragua, Chinandega (León)
12.3275, -86.974444
Location Remarks
Isla Juan Venado, Las Peñitas; sandy beach with mangroves behind
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 10 m tall, recently fallen, flowers cream, dried fruits from under a nearby tree
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Luehea
Specific Epithet
candida
Authorship
(DC.) Mart.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#202,603 of 335,497
Top 61%
Extinction probability
5%