Schoepfia schreberi J. F. Gmel. (Ochnaceae)

Masís, A., Perez, D., Guadamuz, A., Espinoza, R. and Chavarría, F. 1998. Schoepfia schreberi (Olacaceae) Species Page, February 12, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

I. Identification:

Tree from 10-15 m tall.

Flower:

The flowers are red. The petals are fused at the base. The pistil is yellow, the stamens are white and attached to the superior part of the corola.

Inflorescence

The inflorescences are axillary racemes. The flowers are perfect (both sexes on the same flower).

Fruit:

The fruits are indihiscent. When mature they are red. The seed is surrounded by a red aril.

Fruits mature between January and February.

Fruits

Leaves:

The leaves are simple and alternate. They have entire margins and are lanceolate in form. The upper surface is dark green and the under surface is light green. They are approximatly 4-5 cm long. The petiole is cilindrical and approximatly 0.4 cm.

Upper surface	Lower surface
Detail of upper surface	Detail of the under surface
Leaf arrangement

Bark and wood:

The bark is grey.

Bark

Whole plant architecture:

Similar species:

Verification:

II.Geographic distribution:

International:

In Costa Rica

In the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste:

Mapa de macro-habitats del ACG

III. Natural History:

IV. How to find:

In the Sector El Hacha, near the Los Almendros station on the El tigre trail.

Acknowledgments:

This project was carried out by the Area de Conservación Guanacaste/CR, with help from INBio/CR, ICBG from the Foggarty center, NIH/USA and NSF/USA.

Thanks to Kate Beattie for helping with the image managment and translation of this species page.

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