Growing just 8 meters high, this species is a shrub or small tree with long, spiked flowers. Growing in low and medium elevations in humid forests, it is distributed from Guatemala to Brazil; in Costa Rica, it has been recorded throughout the North Zone, Central Pacific and southern regions.
Esta especie de papaturro (Coccoloba acuminata) son arbustos o árboles pequeños hasta 8 metros de alto, las floraciones se dan en espigas largas. Esta especie crece a bajas y medianas elevaciones en bosques húmedos o muy húmedos. Se conoce de Guatemala a Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brasil. En Costa Rica en Zona Norte, Pacífico central y sur.
Botanic Name:
Coccoloba acuminata
Common name(s):
Papaturro, Papalán, Papaturro
Family
Polygonaceae
Flowering Months:
January, February, March, April, May, Jun, July, August, September, October, November, December
Fruiting Months:
January, February, March, April, May, Jun, July, August, September, October, November, December
IUCN category:
Least concern / Menor preocupación (LC)
CITES:
Not protected / Sin protección
Growing just 8 meters high, this species is a shrub or small tree with long, spiked flowers. Growing in low and medium elevations in humid forests, it is distributed from Guatemala to Brazil; in Costa Rica, it has been recorded throughout the North Zone, Central Pacific and southern regions.
Esta especie de papaturro (Coccoloba acuminata) son arbustos o árboles pequeños hasta 8 metros de alto, las floraciones se dan en espigas largas. Esta especie crece a bajas y medianas elevaciones en bosques húmedos o muy húmedos. Se conoce de Guatemala a Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brasil. En Costa Rica en Zona Norte, Pacífico central y sur.
Botanic Name
Coccoloba acuminata
Common name(s)
Papalán, Papaturro
Family
Polygonaceae
Flowering Months
January, February, March, April, May, Jun, July, August, September, October, November, December
Fruiting Monts
January, February, March, April, May, Jun, July, August, September, October, November, December
IUCN category
Least concern / Menor preocupación (LC)
CITES
Not protected / Sin protección
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