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Compsoneura excelsa A.C.Sm.

Protologue Brittonia 2: 413, fig. 2a-c. 1938IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
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Endemic to Costa Rica (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Aguilar, R 11181

April 17, 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

Árbol 7 m., 10 cm. Frutos maduros amarilos, semilla cafe con arilo rojo.

Hammel, B 26178

March 6, 2012

Location

Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Osa Canton, Puerto Cortés)

9.0205, -83.497583

Location Remarks

Cuenca Terraba-Sierpe. Entre Palmar Norte y Ciudad Cortés, camino localmente conocido como Cuesta del Burro que sube a Fila Retinto, 9 km de la entrada. 800-900 m elev.

Collectors

Barry E. Hammel, Isabel Perez-Hammel, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Árbol 8 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Magnoliales

Family

Myristicaceae

Genus

Compsoneura

Specific Epithet

excelsa

Authorship

A.C.Sm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#286,815 of 335,497

Top 86%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →