Parmentiera valerii Jicaro de Danto Standl. (Bignoniaceae)

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Espinoza, R., Guadamuz, A., Perez, D., Chavarría, F. and Masís, A. 1998. Parmentiera valerii(Bignoniaceae) Species Page, September 18, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

Tree approximately 15-20 m tall.

Flower:

The general color of the flower is white, light green calyx surrounding the tube of the carola, white petals. Flowers found on the whole length of the stems and branches.

View of the flowers

Fruit:

Immature dark green, approximately 43 cm long, with a maximum diameter of 3.5 cm. Lanceolate form.

Cross-section of immature fruit	Cross-section of mature fruit
Cross section of mature fruit	Fruit on the stem
Lateral section	Whole fruit
Small fruit

Leaves:

Bark and wood:

Whole plant architecture:

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Verification:

II.Geographic distribution:

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In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

Map of macro-habitats of the ACG

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IV. How to find:

Can be found in the San Cristobal sector on the Corredor trail.

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.

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

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