Mortoniodendron cauliflorum
Mortoniodendron cauliflorum
Molenillo
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Plant Story
This species is a medium to small tree, it has a very interesting phenomenon called cauliflory, which is that the flowers and fruits are produced on the trunk or thick branches of the tree. The flowers are white, pollinated by insects, the fruits are yellowish and when they are sufficiently ripe, they open by themselves, exposing their seeds through an edible covering for animals called aril. It is endemic and only known from the south pacific of Costa Rica.
Historia de la planta
Esta especie es un árbol de porte mediano o pequeño, tiene un fenómeno muy interesante llamado caulifloría, que es que las flores y frutos se producen en el tronco o ramas gruesas del árbol. Las flores son blancas, polinizadas por insectos, los frutos son amarillentos y cuando están lo suficientemente maduros, se abren solos, exponiendo sus semillas por una cubierta comestible por animales llamada arilo. Es endémica y solo se conoce del pacífico sur de Costa Rica.
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Plant Information
Botanic Name:
Mortoniodendron cauliflorum
Common name(s):
Molenillo, Molenillo
Family
Malvaceae
Phenology
Flowering Months:
October, November, December
Fruiting Months:
January, February, March, April, December
Conservation
IUCN category:
NE
CITES:
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Plant Locations
Molenillo
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Plant Story
This species is a medium to small tree, it has a very interesting phenomenon called cauliflory, which is that the flowers and fruits are produced on the trunk or thick branches of the tree. The flowers are white, pollinated by insects, the fruits are yellowish and when they are sufficiently ripe, they open by themselves, exposing their seeds through an edible covering for animals called aril. It is endemic and only known from the south pacific of Costa Rica.
Historia de la planta
Esta especie es un árbol de porte mediano o pequeño, tiene un fenómeno muy interesante llamado caulifloría, que es que las flores y frutos se producen en el tronco o ramas gruesas del árbol. Las flores son blancas, polinizadas por insectos, los frutos son amarillentos y cuando están lo suficientemente maduros, se abren solos, exponiendo sus semillas por una cubierta comestible por animales llamada arilo. Es endémica y solo se conoce del pacífico sur de Costa Rica.
Plant Information
Botanic Name
Mortoniodendron cauliflorum
Common name(s)
Molenillo
Family
Malvaceae
Phenology
Flowering Months
October, November, December
Fruiting Monts
January, February, March, April, December
Conservation
IUCN category
NE
CITES
Interesting Links
Plant Images
Plant Locations
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