Clusia uvitana Pittier (Clusiaceae)

---

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

Hemiepiphyte, 4-6 m tall.

Flower:

The flowers are white and on the ends of the branches.

Fruit:

Dehiscent between 5-9 valves. Approximately 3-5 cm long, green. They open almost completely, leaving yellow seeds exposed.

Leaves:

Simple opposite, ovate in form. Approximately 10-15 cm long.

Bark and wood:

Greyish.

Whole plant architecture:

Similar species:

Clusia minor, can be distinguished from Clusia uvitana by the less obvate form of its leaves (±oblong). The flower is pinker and the fruit does not open as much as that of Clusia uvitana. The seeds are red while those of uvitana are yellow.

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:

On the trails of the San Cristobal sector.

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. We would especially like to thank Barry Hammel for the taxonomic identification of this species.

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

Literature cited: