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alicastrum

Taxon

Brosimum alicastrum Sw.

Protologue Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 12 (1788). [20 Jun-29 Jul 1788]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Brosimum alicastrum--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Station. 30 Mch 03. 081.jpg

Brosimum alicastrum--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Station. 30 Mch 03. 081.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela; introduced into Florida, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. (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

No collection number

March 30, 2003

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Moraceae

Genus

Brosimum

Specific Epithet

alicastrum

Authorship

Sw.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.1

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#236,535 of 335,497

Top 71%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →