Desmopsis maxonii Saff.   (Annonaceae)

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Espinoza, R., Masís, A., Chavarría, F., Guadamuz, A. and Perez, D. 1998. Desmopsis maxonii (Annonaceae) Species Page, August 9, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

Tree from 6-8 m tall.

Flower:

The flowers are yellow. They are solitary and emerge from the axils of the leaves. They emit a characteristic banana odor.

Fruit:

Round fruits, approximatly 2 cm in diameter.

Mature fruits and seeds

Leaves:

Simple, alternate, with an oblanceolate form and entire margins. Approximatly 7-15 cm long.

Upper surface of the leaf	Under surface of the leaf
Position of the leaves

Bark and wood:

Dark brown, smooth bark.

Whole plant architecture:

Similar species:

Verification:

II.Geographic distribution:

International:

In Costa Rica:

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

In the wet forest habitats of both the Pacific and Atlantic watersheds. Specifically on the Corredor trail, in El Sector San Cristobal.

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 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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