Randia aculeata L.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Randia aculeata L.

  • Collector(s)

    X. Cornejo 8036 with R. Aguilar, 10 Apr 2008

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Peninsula de Osa, Corcovado National Park, Sirena.

  • Habitat

    Coastal wet forests. Sympatric and flowering at the same time with: Posoqueria latifolia, Tocoyena pittieri and Genipa sp. Frequent.

  • Description

    Understory tree, 3 m tall. Very branched. 3 to 7 flowers per inflorescence, but only to 3 flowers opening at a time. Flowerbuds with corolla apex lanceolate in outline. Corolla tube 5-7 mm; corolla lobes white-tomentose at the inner base. Calyx gamosepalous, light-green. Flowers fragant during day and night, producing nectar at night. Leaves widely obtuse at apex, the new leaves produced at the same time with the flowers. With many ants. This is the same species than Cornejo & Aguilar 8038 (with immature fruits). Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 985875

    Occurrence ID: 9e853c0c-6da8-4213-bdba-5477cc0372ca

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Randia aculeata L. det D. H. Lorence, 16 May 2008

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Puntarenas

  • Locality

    Peninsula de Osa, Corcovado National Park, Sirena

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2 m. (7 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.46779, -83.5922

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

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