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Guettarda foliacea

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

Standley

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

• Jun-Jul (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Nov (Costa Rica)

Shrub or small tree with clambering glabrescent branches to 10m, hairy leaves to 160mm x 70mm, cymes to 70mm x 50mm, calyx tube to 1.5mm x 1.3mm, white corolla tube to 20mm long with 4-5 lobes 5mm long, red velutinous fruit 30mm diameter

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Flora Costaricensis
• Kew