Metopium toxiferum--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (894).JPG
Native to Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Belize, Belize District, Ambergris Caye
17.976611, -87.951222
Location Remarks
Road to Secret Beach, ca. 2.6-3.3 km W of Beach in a subdivided area. Elev. 0 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Remnant vegetation on raised coral reefs. Tree 5 m.
Location
Belize, Belize District, Ambergris Caye
17.976611, -87.951222
Location Remarks
Road to Secret Beach, ca. 2.6-3.3 km W of Beach in a subdivided area. Elev. 0 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Over elevated coral substrate, above the mangrove zone but with the mangrove elements like Avicennia, Rhizophora.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Metopium
Specific Epithet
toxiferum
Authorship
(L.) Krug & Urb.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
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
#299,481 of 335,497
Top 90%
Extinction probability
6%
