Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela; introduced into 34 botanical countries across Africa, Tropical Asia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Rayón)
17.209056, -92.966472
Location Remarks
Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.
Collectors
Nayely Martínez Melendez, Miguel Angel Pérez Farrera, Hector Gomez-Dominguez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Bagaces Canton)
10.345, -85.338889
Location Remarks
Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Rayón)
17.209056, -92.966472
Location Remarks
Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malvaviscus
Specific Epithet
arboreus
Authorship
Cav.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#325,900 of 335,497
Top 98%
Extinction probability
5%