Dussia macroprophyllata (Donn.Sm.) Harms

• Region

  Central America

• Country

  Costa Rica

• State/Province

  Heredia

• Locality

  La Selva Biological Station, orillas de la casa de Rafael Chavarria.

• Elevation

  Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  10.4333, -84.0167

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

HERBARIO NACIONAL DE MEXICO
(MEXU), UNAM.
30/3 !
03377560
CA
SEE FRUIT COLLECTION
EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. EDIN.
FLORA OF COSTA RICA
Dussia macroprophyllata Harms
Heredia: La Selva Biological Station, orillas de la casa de Rafael
Chavarria.
ca. 10°26’00"N, 84°0r00"W.	ca. 100 m alt.
Steep slope above river, side of clearing.
Tree 30 m x 90 cm above buttresses to ca. 3 m, spreading to
1.5 m from trunk. Bark brown, rough, but hardly flaking.
Fruits red-brown, young seeds developing an orange aril.
R.T. Pennington, N. Zamora, O. Vargas P. 594
9 Feb 1995
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in collaboration with Instituto Nacional de
Biodiversidad (INBio).