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| Calatola costaricensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Metteniusales |
| Family: | Metteniusaceae |
| Genus: | Calatola |
| Species: | C. costaricensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calatola costaricensis Standl. | |
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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
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2018). "Calatola costaricensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135733014A135733016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135733014A135733016.en. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Calatola costaricensis Standl". Plants of the World Online.
- Standley, Paul Carpenter (1926). "The genus Calatola". Journal of the Washington Academy of Science. 16: 416.
- Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, New York: Cornell Univ. Press. pp. 335 (photo) and 336. ISBN 9780801445880.
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