Calatola costaricensis
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Calatola costaricensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Metteniusales |
Family: | Metteniusaceae |
Genus: | Calatola |
Species: | C. costaricensis
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Binomial name | |
Calatola costaricensis | |
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Calatola costaricensis is a lower-storey rainforest tree in the family Metteniusaceae, reaching up to 49 ft (15 m) in height.[2][3] It is found from southern Mexico to northern South America. It is notable for the size of its deeply sculpted seeds, which are up to 3 in (7.6 cm) in length by about 2 in (5.1 cm) wide.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2018). "Calatola costaricensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135733014A135733016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135733014A135733016.en. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Calatola costaricensis Standl". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ Standley, Paul Carpenter (1926). "The genus Calatola". Journal of the Washington Academy of Science. 16: 416.
- ^ Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, New York: Cornell Univ. Press. pp. 335 (photo) and 336. ISBN 9780801445880.