Ticodendron incognitum

It was discovered only in 1989 in Oaxaca, Mexico, having been overlooked previously due to its habitat in poorly-researched cloud forests and its very 'ordinary' appearance; further research showed its range extends south through Central America to Panama.

Ticodendron incognitum is the only species of Ticodendron, and the only member of the family Ticodendraceae. It is most closely related to the family Betulaceae. It was discovered only in 1989 in Oaxaca, Mexico, having been overlooked previously due to its habitat in poorly-researched cloud forests and its very 'ordinary' appearance; further research showed its range extends south through Central America to Panama. More

conservation status of Ticodendron incognitum in northern Oaxaca, Mexico. Journal of Ethnobiology 12 (2), 227-231. 1991 Kocher-Schmid, C (1991). Of people and plants: a botanical ethnography of Nokopo village, Madang and Morobe Provinces, Papua New Guinea. More