Cordia panamensis

Riley

(Boraginaceae)

Espinoza, R., Guadamuz, A., Perez, D., Chavarría, F. and Masís, A. 1998. Cordia panamensis (Boraginaceae) Species Page, September 23, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

I. Identification:

Tree 8-10 m tall.

Flower:

Front view

Side view

 

Lateral cut

White, light green calyx. Creamy white tubular corola, pubescent on the interior part. White stamens, cream colored anthers, light green pistil.

Fruit:

View of the immature fruits

Oval, bright green when they are immature.

Leaves:

Upper surface

Under surface

Upper surface in detail

 

Under surface in detail

 

Leaf arrangement

Simple alternate, lanceolate form, 16-23 cm long with entire margins and a flat tomentose surface, petiole 0.9-1.2 cm.

Bark and wood:

Whole plant architecture:

View of the whole plant

Greyish and smooth with grey, green, and light green lichen.

 

Similar species:

Verification:

II.Geographic distribution:

International:

In Costa Rica:

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

 Map of macro-habitats of the ACG

III. Natural History:

IV. How to find:

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaaste, on the road to Santa Cecila in la Cruz (Guanacaste) CR, at the EL Hacha sector in the Los Almendros area on the Bejuquilla 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 and Alexandra Kern for helping with the managment of images and translation of this species page.

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