Coccoloba acuminata

Coccoloba acuminata

Papalán, Papaturro

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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. 

Historia de la planta

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.

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Plant Information

Botanic Name:

Coccoloba acuminata

Common name(s):

Papaturro, Papalán, Papaturro

Family

Polygonaceae

Phenology

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

Conservation

IUCN category:

Least concern / Menor preocupación (LC)

CITES:

Not protected / Sin protección

Plant Locations

Papaturro

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Plant Story

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. 

Historia de la planta

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.

Plant Information

Botanic Name

Coccoloba acuminata

Common name(s)

Papalán, Papaturro

Family

Polygonaceae

Phenology

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

Conservation

IUCN category

Least concern / Menor preocupación (LC)

CITES

Not protected / Sin protección

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