Pentagonia tinajita Seem.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Pentagonia tinajita Seem.

  • Collector(s)

    X. Cornejo 8032 with R. Aguilar, 08 Apr 2008

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Peninsula de Osa, Amigos de Osa.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forests.

  • Description

    Unbranched treelet 1.8 m tall. Leaf blades lobed, to 50 cm; terminal leaves with petioles 1.5 cm, the lower with petioles to 6 cm. Stipules light green. Floral bracts absent. Fruits green and ovoid when immature, at maturity turning to orange-brown, obovoid and softer, the mesocarp yellow, the pulp white, with a flavor somewhat sweet-coconut; seeds irregular, dark-brown. Calyx green, tinged reddish at the apex. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    See separate infructescence barcode 01282119

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01096097

    Occurrence ID: be9a68f7-0ec0-44ea-8237-f752eed17dcb

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pentagonia tinajita Seem. det X. Cornejo, 2008

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Puntarenas

  • Locality

    Peninsula de Osa, Amigos de Osa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.40242, -83.34

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