Rourea glabra

Kunth

(Connaraceae)

Espinoza, R., Guadamuz, A., Perez, D., Chavarría, F. and Masís, A. 1998. Rourea glabra (Connaraceae) Species Page, September 4, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

I. Identification:

Climbing vine.

Flower:

Fruit:

Fruits on the branch

Whole fruit

Orange fruits 1.5 cm long and 0.6 cm in diameter with a 9 mm long black seed, one per fruit.

Leaves:

Under surface

Upper surface

 

Leaf arrangement on the branch

Compound alternate, lanceolate form and entire margins; smooth, flat surface.

Bark and wood:

Whole plant architecture:

It is a climbing vine.

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:

On the road to Santa Cecilia in the El Hacha sector (Agua Buena) along the banks of the Agua Buena river.

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 and Alexandra Kern for helping with the image management and the translation of this species page.

Literature cited.