Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (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
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Persea
Specific Epithet
caerulea
Authorship
(Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#284,498 of 335,497
Top 85%
Extinction probability
5%