Filed As:
Rubiaceae
Randia aculeata L.
Rubiaceae
Randia aculeata L.
Location:
Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Peninsula de Osa, Corcovado National Park, Sirena. Alt. 2 m. (7 ft.)
Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Peninsula de Osa, Corcovado National Park, Sirena. Alt. 2 m. (7 ft.)
Description:
Understory tree, 3 m tall. Very branched. 3 to 7 flowers per inflorescence, but only to 3 flowers opening at a time. Flowerbuds with corolla apex lanceolate in outline. Corolla tube 5-7 mm; corolla lobes white-tomentose at the inner base. Calyx gamosepalous, light-green. Flowers fragant during day and night, producing nectar at night. Leaves widely obtuse at apex, the new leaves produced at the same time with the flowers. With many ants. This is the same species than Cornejo & Aguilar 8038 (with immature fruits). Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Understory tree, 3 m tall. Very branched. 3 to 7 flowers per inflorescence, but only to 3 flowers opening at a time. Flowerbuds with corolla apex lanceolate in outline. Corolla tube 5-7 mm; corolla lobes white-tomentose at the inner base. Calyx gamosepalous, light-green. Flowers fragant during day and night, producing nectar at night. Leaves widely obtuse at apex, the new leaves produced at the same time with the flowers. With many ants. This is the same species than Cornejo & Aguilar 8038 (with immature fruits). Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Coastal wet forests. Sympatric and flowering at the same time with: Posoqueria latifolia, Tocoyena pittieri and Genipa sp. Frequent.
Coastal wet forests. Sympatric and flowering at the same time with: Posoqueria latifolia, Tocoyena pittieri and Genipa sp. Frequent.
Other:
Specimen Notes: Sample for DNA.
Specimen Notes: Sample for DNA.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 985875
GUID: 9e853c0c-6da8-4213-bdba-5477cc0372ca
NY Barcode: 985875
GUID: 9e853c0c-6da8-4213-bdba-5477cc0372ca
Map:
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 1000
Coordinates: (8.46779, -83.5922)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 1000
Coordinates: (8.46779, -83.5922)