Gustavia brachycarpa

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This species reaches 15 meters and mainly grows in humid primary forests at low elevations. It is distributed from just southern Costa Rica to Panama. Its white flowers are striking, and its green fruits are cylindrical with six peculiar winged edges.

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Gustavia brachycarpa es un árbol de 15 metros de alto, que crece más que todo en bosques primarios de zonas bajas y húmedas, donde se conoce únicamente desde el Sur de Costa Rica a Panamá. Las flores son blancas, vistosas, mientras que los frutos son verdes, cilíndricos, con 6 bordes alados bastante peculiares.

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Plant Information

Botanic Name:

Gustavia brachycarpa

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Family

Lecythidaceae

Phenology

Flowering Months:

April, May

Fruiting Months:

January, September, October, November

Conservation

IUCN category:

Not evaluated / No evaluado (NE)

CITES:

Not protected / Sin protección

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Plant Story

Historia de la planta

Plant Information

Botanic Name

Gustavia brachycarpa

Common name(s)

Family

Lecythidaceae

Phenology

Flowering Months

April, May

Fruiting Monts

January, September, October, November

Conservation

IUCN category

Not evaluated / No evaluado (NE)

CITES

Not protected / Sin protección

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Gustavia brachycarpa