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Asplundia utilis (Oerst.) Harling

Protologue Acta Horti Berg. 17: 43. 1954BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Asplundia, RAguilar11166--Costa Rica. Puntar. P. Osa. Bahia Chal. 16 Apr 08. 172.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Asplundia, RAguilar11166--Costa Rica. Puntar. P. Osa. Bahia Chal. 16 Apr 08. 161.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Asplundia, RAguilar11166--Costa Rica. Puntar. P. Osa. Bahia Chal. 16 Apr 08. 171.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Asplundia, RAguilar11166--Costa Rica. Puntar. P. Osa. Bahia Chal. 16 Apr 08. 158.jpg

Asplundia, RAguilar11166--Costa Rica. Puntar. P. Osa. Bahia Chal. 16 Apr 08. 158.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Aguilar, R 11166

April 16, 2008

Location

Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Sierpe, Sierpe)

8.776694, -83.46375

Location Remarks

Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce; Bahía Chal, a 35 km. de Chacarita, entrada Chocuaco, entre cruce de Bajo Chocuaco y el bajo Quebrada Lagunas. 267 m elev.

Collectors

Reinaldo Aguilar, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Hemiepífito. Espigas verdes.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Cyclanthaceae

Genus

Asplundia

Specific Epithet

utilis

Authorship

(Oerst.) Harling

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#93,099 of 335,497

Top 28%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →