Barleria oenotheroides Dum. Cours (Acanthaceae)

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Masís, A, Perez, D., Chavarría, F., Espinoza, R. and Guadamuz, A. 1998. Barleria oenotheroides (Acanthaceae) Species Page, mayo 24, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

Herb 0.5-1 m tall.

Flower:

The flower is light yellow. The inflorescence is a terminal raceme.

Fruit:

The fruit is a capsule with two valves.

Various views of the mature and immature fruit

Leaves:

The leaves are simple, opposite and have an entire margin. They are lanceolate. The under surface is tomentose.

View of the infruitescence and leaves

Bark and wood:

Similar species:

Verification:

II.Geographic distribution:

International:

In Costa Rica:

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

In the tropical premontanene and lowland rainforests.

Map of macro-habitats of the ACG

III. Natural History:

IV. How to find:

In the El Hacha sector, near the area known as La Guitarra along the Sábalo river.

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 particularly thank N. Zamora for his verification of the taxonomy of this specie.

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

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