Merostachys latifolia is known from localities with an annual mean temperature of 23.1°C and precipitation of 2438 mm. Temperatures show relatively little seasonality (standard deviation ~99.8), varying from 29.7°C in the warmest month to 16.8°C in the coolest (isothermality ratio ~73.5). Precipitation shows considerable seasonality (coefficient of variation ~58.6), varying from 460 mm in the wettest month to 14 mm in the driest. The mean temperatures of the wettest (totaling 1265 mm) and driest (totaling 55 mm) quarters being 23.3°C and 23°C, respectively, and the mean precipitation of the warmest (28.4°C) and coolest (17.5°C) quarters being 540 mm and 442 mm, respectively.

Tables and figures are dynamically generated by intersecting georeferenced herbarium specimen localities with 10 minute resolution WorldClim v2.1 variables (Fick and Hijmans 2017). The above data are subject to change as specimens and geocoordinates are added, removed or altered.

Fick, S.E. and R.J. Hijmans, 2017. Worldclim 2: New 1-km spatial resolution climate surfaces for global land areas. International Journal of Climatology 37(12), 4302–4315. doi:10.1002/joc.5086

Specimens Referenced: . BELIZE ---Cayo: Bruce K. Holst 9031 [2007-08-23], Holst, Bruce K. 9031 [2007-08-23], ---Toledo: Brewer, Steven W. 5833 [2011-04-10], Bruce K. Holst 5222 [1996-05-11], Davidse, Gerrit 36750 [1997-05-24], Hawkins, Thomas 1531 [1997-02-21], Holst, Bruce K. 5222 [1996-05-11], Thomas Hawkins 1531 [1997-02-21]. COSTA RICA ---: Brenes Mora, Alberto Manuel s.n. [1927-04-17], Estrada, A. 1737 [1998-09-23], ---Alajuela: Bello Carranza, Erick [1993-09-07], Bello Carranza, Erick 5315 [1993-09-07], Brenes Mora, Alberto Manuel [1927-04-17], Brenes Mora, Alberto Manuel 5433 [1927-04-17], Brenes, Alberto M. 5433 [1927-04-17], ---Heredia: Pohl, Richard W. 15655 [1988-01-09], ---Limón: Solano Peralta, Daniel F. [2007-10-23], Solano Peralta, Daniel F. 4665 [2007-10-23], Solano, Daniel 4665 [2007-10-23], ---Provincia de San Jose: Morales Quirós, Juan Francisco 7547 [2001-02-24], ---Puntarenas: Herrera Chacón, Gerardo [1996-05-29], Jiménez Luthmer, Otón [], Jiménez Luthmer, Otón s.n. [1961-05-00], ---San José: Estrada Chavarría, Armando [1998-09-23], Hammel, Barry E. [1996-09-05], Morales Quirós, Juan Francisco [], Morales Quirós, Juan Francisco [1997-12-28], Morales Quirós, Juan Francisco 6310 [1997-12-28], Morales Quirós, Juan Francisco 7397 [2000-11-12], Morales Quirós, Juan Francisco 7547 [2001-02-24], Rodríguez González, Alexánder F. 7251 [2001-03-20]. GUATEMALA ---Alta Verapaz: Steyermark, Julian A. 43772 [1942-02-20], ---Baja Verapaz: [1977-04-29], Brenda García 96.5405 [1996-04-26], Croat, T. B. 41207 [1977-07-16], Croat, Thomas B. 41207 [1977-07-16], Droedge, H. [], García, B. 96.5405 [1996-04-26], McClure, Floyd A. 21685 [1948-12-07], ---El Progreso: Steyermark, Julian A. 43772 [1942-02-10], ---Huehuetenango: Steyermark, Julian A. 48667 [1942-07-14], ---Izabal: Mario Véliz 98.6320 [1998-06-28], ---Zacapa: Steyermark, Julian A. 42857 [1942-01-17]. HONDURAS ---: Daniel Lucius Kelly 11756 [2006-07-09], ---Comayagua: Yuncker, T.G. 6085 [1936-07-24], Yuncker, T.G. 6230 [1936-07-30], Yuncker, Truman G. 6085 [1936-07-24], Yuncker, Truman G. 6230 [1936-07-30], ---Olancho: Téllez Valdés, Osvaldo 8507 [1985-06-01]. NICARAGUA ---: Croat, T. B. 43057 [1977-08-07], Douglas, Warren [1983-05-25], Rueda, R.M. [2000-00-00], Stevens, Henrich 20418 [], Stevens, Warren D. 20418 [], Stevens, Warren D. [1981-05-24], Stevens, Warren D. 20418 [1981-05-24], Stevens, Warren D. Stevens, WD; Krukoff, BA; Henric [1981-05-24], ---Jinotega: Croat, Thomas B. 43057 [1977-08-07], Moreno, P. P. 16367 [1982-05-16], Moreno, P.P. 16367 [1982-05-16], Rueda, R. M. 13342 [2000-04-22], Rueda, R. M. 14660 [2000-08-29], Rueda, R.M. 6891 [1997-07-24], Rueda, R.M. 8426 [1998-08-10], Rueda, R.M. 13342 [2000-04-22], Rueda, R.M. 13420 [2000-04-23], Rueda, R.M. 14660 [2000-08-29], Rueda, R.M. 15466 [2001-01-06], Stevens, W. D. 20418 [1981-05-24], Stevens, Warren D. [], Stevens, Warren D. 20418 [], Stevens, Warren D. 20418 [1981-05-24], ---Matagalpa: Davidse, Gerrit 30471 [1985-05-26], Grijalva P., A. 30471 [], Stevens, W. D. 22117 [1983-05-25], Stevens, Warren D. 22117 [1983-05-25]. PANAMA ---Coclé: Soderstrom, Thomas R. 2011 [1973-01-17], ---Darién: Croat, Thomas B. 37779 [1976-07-27], Foster, R.B. 14224 [1992-04-19]