Open AccessNew records of Phaseolus microcarpus (Leguminosae: Phaseoleae) for Costa Rica
Author(s) -
Daniel G. Debouck,
Néstor Felipe Chaves Barrantes,
Rodolfo Araya Villalobos
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the botanical research institute of texas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2644-1608
pISSN - 1934-5259
DOI - 10.17348/jbrit.v13.i1.844
Subject(s) - phaseolus , geography , peninsula , mainland , subtropics , agroforestry , biology , botany , ecology , archaeology
Evidence is presented about the presence of Phaseolus microcarpus in Costa Rica, while it was previously reported northwards in other Central American countries and Mexico. Fourteen populations are currently known, four from the Peninsula of Nicoya, and ten are in the tropical dry forest of the mainland of this country.