Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.; introduced into Puerto Rico (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Golfito (Puerto Jimenez)
8.465417, -83.279778
Location Remarks
Puerto Jiménez, camino a playa Tamales, pequeño parche de bosque, al este del puente sobre la Quebrada Tigre. 27 m elev.
Collectors
Reinaldo Aguilar, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Liana leñosa 2 cm. Flores lilas.
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Polygalaceae
Genus
Securidaca
Specific Epithet
diversifolia
Authorship
(L.) S.F.Blake
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.0
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
#334,590 of 335,497
Top 100%
Extinction probability
6%