Heisteria acuminata (Humb. & Bonpl.) Engl.
Fruits of Heisteria acuminata. Photo by R. Aguilar.
Creator(s): R. Aguilar
Description: Drupaceous fruits of Heisteria acuminata subtended by the characteristic expanded red calyx based on Reinaldo Aguilar 9853 from the Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Rights: Rights reside with creator, otherwise property of NYBG.
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Family
Olacaceae (Magnoliophyta)
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Scientific Name
Heisteria acuminata (Humb. & Bonpl.) Engl.
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Primary Citation
Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(2): 14. 1872
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Basionym
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Common Names
gorrita
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Floras and Monographs
Heisteria acuminata (Humb. & Bonpl.) Engl.: [Article] Sleumer, Hermann O. 1984. Olacaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 38: 1-159.
