Compsoneura excelsa A.C.Sm. belongs to the Myristicaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Compsoneura excelsa, RAguilar11181--Costa Rica. Puntar. Osa. Los Mogos. 17 Apr 08. 266.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Family
Myristicaceae
Genus
Compsoneura
Specific Epithet
excelsa
Authorship
A.C.Sm.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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%
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Sierpe)
8.776694, -83.463750
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
9.020500, -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.
