Pentagonia lobata C.M.Taylor

• 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

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of the Osa Peninsula. Costa Rica
Rubiaceae
Pentagonia lobata C. M. Taylor
det. X. Comejo, 2008
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02677626
Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Peninsula de Osa, Amigos de
Osa.
8°24'8.7"N, 83°20'24"W
50 m.
Understory. Primary and secondary forests.
Unbranched or sometimes 1-branched treelet, 3—5(-6) m
tall. Leaves to 80 x 50 cm, lobed, ovate in outline; blades
truncate at the base, sometimes decurrent to 1 inch onto
petiole; petioles 12-22 cm. Stipules light green, triangular
or lanceolate to oblong-oblanceolate, 4-7 x 1.3-4.5 cm.
Floral bracts oblong, c. 12-15 x 3-4 mm, greenish.
Infructescences sessile. Fruits 3-4 x 2.5-3 cm, immature
seeds with testa yellow to reddish. Calyx greenish or
creamish, spathaceous, tube c. 5-10 mm, lobe 1-3.2 cm.
08 Apr 2008
X. Comejo, R. Aguilar 8034
NYdb
02677626