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imperialis

Taxon

Alcantarea imperialis (Carrière) Harms

Protologue Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91: 13. 1995IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted threatened
Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica.  Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 005.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica.  Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 001.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica.  Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 004.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica.  Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 002.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica.  Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 015.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica.  Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 006.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, SanJose-Sto. Domingo. 1 Mch 02. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica.Hotel Bougainvillea, Sto. Domingo. 23 Feb 02. 003.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica.Hotel Bougainvillea, Sto. Domingo. 23 Feb 02. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 008.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 007.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 009.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 004.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 002.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 003.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 007.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 001.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 006.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 005.jpg

Vriesia imperialis--Costa Rica. INBio Parque, San Jose. 1 Nov 05. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Occurrences

No collection number

February 23, 2002

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe, Hotel Bougainvillea)

-8.8275, 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

No collection number

March 1, 2002

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe, Hotel Bougainvillea)

-8.8275, 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

No collection number

June 24, 2003

Location

United States, Pennsylvania (Chanticleer)

Location Remarks

786 Church Road, Wayne, PA.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 1, 2002

Location

Costa Rica, San José (Vázquez de Coronado Canton, Dulce Nombre de Jesús)

10.136111, -83.971944

Location Remarks

Puntar Los Charcos de Osa

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

November 1, 2005

Location

Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)

Location Remarks

Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Alcantarea

Specific Epithet

imperialis

Authorship

(Carrière) Harms

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#136,014 of 335,497

Top 41%

Extinction probability

22%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →