Guatteria verrucosa R. E. Fr.   (Annonaceae)

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

Tree from 4-6 m tall and 12 cm DBH.

Flower:

Solitary flowers on the branches. Cream colored. They have a sweet odor.

Various views of the flower

Fruit:

The fruit is globose, 0.7 cm in diameter. They are purple when mature. They begin to mature in May before the rainy season.

Immature and mature fruits

Leaves:

Simple and alternate, lanceolate in form and entire margins. 4-9 cm long. Petiole is grooved.

Under surface of the leaf	Upper surface of the leaf
Leaf arrangement

Bark and wood:

The bark is dark green and smooth.

Whole plant architecture:

View of the tree

Similar species:

Verification:

II.Geograaphic distribution:

International:

In Costa Rica:

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

In the wet forest habitats of both the Atlantic and Pacific watersheds. In the San Cristobal Sector along the banks of the Cucaracho river.

Map of macro-habitats of the ACG

III. Natural History:

IV. How to find:

Walking on the Vivero trail, in the San Crisobal sector, along the banks of the Cucaracho river.

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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