Endemic to Costa Rica (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (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.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Family
Myristicaceae
Genus
Compsoneura
Specific Epithet
excelsa
Authorship
A.C.Sm.
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
#286,815 of 335,497
Top 86%
Extinction probability
5%