Alfaroa guatemalensis
| Alfaroa guatemalensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Genus: | Alfaroa |
| Species: | A. guatemalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alfaroa guatemalensis | |
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Alfaroa guatemalensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Juglandaceae. It is a tree native to Guatemala, Honduras, and the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.[2] It grows in cloud forests from 1,200 to 2,200 metres elevation.[1]
The species was first described as Engelhardia guatemalensis by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1940. In 1970 Louis Otho Williams and Antonio Molina placed the species in genus Alfaroa as A. guatemalensis.
References
- 1 2 Linares, J. (2021). "Alfaroa guatemalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Spanish). 2021 e.T66783563A66783578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T66783563A66783578.es. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Alfaroa guatemalensis (Standl.) L.O.Williams & A.R.Molina". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 August 2026.