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arboreus

Taxon

Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.

Protologue Diss. 3: 131 (-132; t. 48, fig. 1). 1787 [Feb 1787]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez586--MX. Chiapas.  Sendero a Res. Biosph. El Triunfo . 12 Nov 04. 016.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez586--MX. Chiapas. Sendero a Res. Biosph. El Triunfo . 12 Nov 04. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez586--MX. Chiapas.  Sendero a Res. Biosph. El Triunfo . 12 Nov 04. 014.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez586--MX. Chiapas. Sendero a Res. Biosph. El Triunfo . 12 Nov 04. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez586--MX. Chiapas.  Sendero a Res. Biosph. El Triunfo . 12 Nov 04. 013.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez586--MX. Chiapas. Sendero a Res. Biosph. El Triunfo . 12 Nov 04. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez586--MX. Chiapas.  Sendero a Res. Biosph. El Triunfo . 12 Nov 04. 015.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez586--MX. Chiapas. Sendero a Res. Biosph. El Triunfo . 12 Nov 04. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 032.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 028.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 033.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 033.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 031.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 031.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 030.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 034.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 029.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 029.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 027.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus, N.Martinez577--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 027.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Station. 31 Mch 03. 082.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Station. 31 Mch 03. 082.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Station. 31 Mch 03. 084.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Station. 31 Mch 03. 084.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Station. 31 Mch 03. 079.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Station. 31 Mch 03. 079.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Malvaviscus arboreus--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Station. 31 Mch 03. 080.jpg

Malvaviscus arboreus--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Station. 31 Mch 03. 080.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Martinez-Melendez, N 586

November 12, 2004

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

No collection number

March 31, 2003

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

Martinez-Melendez, N 577

November 11, 2004

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Malvaviscus

Specific Epithet

arboreus

Authorship

Cav.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#325,900 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →