Clusia rosea Jacq. (Clusiaceae)

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Masís, A., Espinoza, R., Chavarría, F., Guadamuz, A. and Perez, D., 1998. Clusia rosea (Clusiaceae) Species Page, May 20, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

Hemiepiphyte 5-10 m tall.

Flower:

Fruit:

Deshiscent in 5-9 parts, greenish-white, globose. From 3-4 cm long. The seeds is a reddish color.

View of the open fruit

Leaves:

Simple opposite, ± ovate, coarse. Dark green on the upper surface and light green on the under surface. It secretes a yellowish latex. From 7-15 cm long.

Bark and wood:

Grey. Secretes yellowish latex if it is cut into.

Whole plant architecture:

Similar species:

Verification:

II.Geographic distribution:

International:

In Costa Rica

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

Map of macro-habitats of the ACG

III. Natural History:

IV. How to find:

In the El Hacha sector, near the Los Almendros station.

Acknowledgements.

This project was carried out by the Area de Conservación Guanacaste/CR, with help from INBio/CR, ICBG from the Foggarty center, NIH/USA and NSF/USA.

Thanks to Kate Beattie and Alexandra Kern for helping with the image management and the translation of this species page.

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