Godmania aesculifolia (Kunth) Standl. Corteza de chivo (Bignoniaceae)

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Espinoza, R., Guadamuz, A., Perez, D., Chavarría, F. and Masís, A. 1998. Godmania aesculifolia (Bignoniaceae) Species Page, June 15, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

Tree from 3-4 m tall.

Flower:

The flower is a reddish-brown color and tubular.

Disection of the flower	Lateral view
Frontal view	View of the inflorescence

Fruit:

The fruit is a sheath of approximately 30-40 cm long, a little twisted.

View of the infrutescence

Leaves:

Palmately compound and opposite. Every leaflet is approximately 3-11 cm long.

Upper surface of leaf

Under side of leaf

Bark and wood:

Whole plant architecture:

Similar species:

Tabebuia ochracea, but it is a large tree and the flowers are yellow. Vegetatively the leaflets have a petiole larger and the entire leaf is larger.

Verification:

II.Geographic distribution:

International:

In Costa Rica:

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

In the lowland semideciduous forests.

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.

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.

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

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