Ximenia americana L.

(Olacaceae)

Espinoza, R., Masís, A., Chavarría, F., Guadamuz, A. and Perez, D. 1998. Ximenia americana(Olacaceae) Species Page, September 7, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

I. Identification:

 

Flower:

 

 

 

 

Fruit:

 

 

 

 

 

Leaves:


under surface of the leaf

 

 

 

Bark and wood:

 

 

 

Whole plant architecture:

 

 

Similar species:

Verification:

II.Geograaphic distribution:

International:

In Costa Rica:

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

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 Map of macro-habitats of the ACG

III. Natural History:

IV. How to find:

 

Acknowledgments:

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 Fredy Quesada for the identification of this species.

Thanks to Kate Beattie for helping with the managment of images and translation of this species page.

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