Tropical Plants of Costa Rica: A Guide to Native and Exotic Flora

30 cm long Adrian Hepworth Alternate anthers areas attract bark base bees birds bracts branches bromeliad Caesalpinioideae calyx capsule Caribbean cloud forest clusters cm in diameter cm long color Comments common name compound leaves corolla Costa Rica cultivars cultivated decoction dehiscent Description Distribution dry season edible epiphytic Fabaceae Fabaceae Subfamily Family female flowers fern Flowering/fruiting Flowers and fruits fronds genus green grow Guanacaste Haber habitat Heliconia hummingbirds illus inflorescence insects latex leaf blade leaflets lobes lowlands mangrove medicinal Mexico to South Monteverde native nectar occur in Costa orange orchid ornamental Osa Peninsula Pacific slope palm Panama pastures petals petiole pink pinnae plant pollinators pseudobulbs pubescent pulp region Related species rhizome Rican roots scent seeds Selva sepals showy shrub sometimes South America spadix spathe species in Costa stalk stamens stem Talamanca tall tiny Tortuguero tree tropical trunk underside usually various veins yellow