Dieffenbachia burgeri, Hammel 26152--Costa Rica. Road out from Ranchos Tinamu. 5 Mar 2012. DSC04359 (73).JPG
Endemic to Costa Rica (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose, Dota
9.486667, -83.956806
Location Remarks
R.F. Los Santos. Cuenca del Savegre. Vecindario de San Isidro de Dota. Albergue Tinamú. 820 m elev.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Dieffenbachia
Specific Epithet
burgeri
Authorship
Croat & Grayum
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 28.7
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
7.1
Global rank
#1,535 of 335,497
Top 0.5%
Extinction probability
27%
