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Alfaroa costaricensis

Standl.

Costa Rica alfaroa

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(c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY)

iNaturalist· cc-by

(c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Alfaroa costaricensis, also known as campano chile, chiciscua, gaulin, gavilán Colorado, or gavilancillo, is nut bearing timber tree in the Juglandaceae family. It is native to the Neotropics, from Mexico, through Central America to Colombia.

Description

A tropical tree in the Fabaceae family.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, South America,

Also Known As

Arenillo, Gaulin, Guanillo real, Siete cueros

References (1)

  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 22

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