Alcantarea imperialis (Carrière) Harms belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 5 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 005.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Alcantarea
Specific Epithet
imperialis
Authorship
(Carrière) Harms
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#136,014 of 335,497
Top 41%
Extinction probability
22%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Hotel Bougainvillea)
-8.827500, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1500 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Costa Rica
10.136111, -83.971944
Location Remarks
Puntar Los Charcos de Osa
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Hotel Bougainvillea)
-8.827500, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1500 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Pennsylvania (Chanticleer)
Location Remarks
786 Church Road, Wayne, PA.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)
Location Remarks
Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.
Collectors
No collectors specified
