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{{Short description|Flowering plant in the family Metteniusaceae}} {{Short description|Flowering plant in the family Metteniusaceae}}
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|taxon = Calatola costaricensis
⚫ '''''Calatola costaricensis''''' is a lower story ] tree up to 49 feet (fifteen meters) in height.<ref>Standley, Journal of the Washington Academy of Science, Volume 16 (1926) p. 416.</ref> It is in the family ]. It is found from southern ] to northern ]. It is notable for the size of its deeply sculpted seeds; up to three inches (seven cm) in length by about two inches (five cm) wide.<ref>{{cite book | last= Zuchowski | first= Willow | date= 2007 | title= Tropical Plants of Costa Rica | location= Ithaca, New York | publisher= Cornell Univ. Press | pages= 335 (photo) and 336 | ISBN= 0-978-8014-1588-0 }}</ref>
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|synonyms = {{specieslist
|Calatola columbiana| Sleumer, 1940
|Calatola sanquininensis| Cuatrec., 1949
|Calatola venezuelana |Pittier, 1938
}}
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=pow/>
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⚫ '''''Calatola costaricensis''''' is a lower-storey ] tree in the family ], reaching up to {{cvt|49|ft|m}} in height.<ref name=pow>{{cite web|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:41180-2|title=Calatola costaricensis Standl.|website=Plants of the World Online}}</ref><ref>Standley, Journal of the Washington Academy of Science, Volume 16 (1926) p. 416.</ref> It is found from southern ] to northern ]. It is notable for the size of its deeply sculpted seeds, which are up to {{cvt|3|in|cm}} in length by about {{cvt|2|in|cm}} wide.<ref>{{cite book | last= Zuchowski | first= Willow | date= 2007 | title= Tropical Plants of Costa Rica | location= Ithaca, New York | publisher= Cornell Univ. Press | pages= 335 (photo) and 336 | ISBN= 9780801445880 }}</ref>


==References== ==References==

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Flowering plant in the family Metteniusaceae

Calatola costaricensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Metteniusales
Family: Metteniusaceae
Genus: Calatola
Species: C. costaricensis
Binomial name
Calatola costaricensis
Standl.
Synonyms
  • Calatola columbiana Sleumer, 1940
  • Calatola sanquininensis Cuatrec., 1949
  • Calatola venezuelana Pittier, 1938

Calatola costaricensis is a lower-storey rainforest tree in the family Metteniusaceae, reaching up to 49 ft (15 m) in height. It is found from southern Mexico to northern South America. It is notable for the size of its deeply sculpted seeds, which are up to 3 in (7.6 cm) in length by about 2 in (5.1 cm) wide.

References

  1. ^ "Calatola costaricensis Standl". Plants of the World Online.
  2. Standley, Journal of the Washington Academy of Science, Volume 16 (1926) p. 416.
  3. Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, New York: Cornell Univ. Press. pp. 335 (photo) and 336. ISBN 9780801445880.