Guarea grandifolia DC.

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Guarea grandifolia DC.

  • Collector(s)

    T. D. Pennington 10145 with L. J. Poveda, 03 Feb 1978

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Canton de Osa, Golfito, beside airstrip.

  • Description

    Tree 15 m x 30 cm. Bark pale brown, smooth or slightly scaling. Slash cream, characteristic scent. Rather dense, round crown. leaves with terminal active bud. Fruit on old wood of branches, rich red-brown, smooth, dehiscing into 6-7 valves exposing white interior, with brilliant orange seeds hanging on a white funicle, hilum large and white. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 968292

    Occurrence ID: b1b44905-75a1-443b-baa4-642b8465ffc9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Meliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Guarea grandifolia DC. det T. D. Pennington

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Puntarenas

  • Locality

    Canton de Osa, Golfito, beside airstrip

  • Elevation

    Alt. 20 m. (66 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.6524, -83.1689

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

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