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It is the national tree of Costa Rica. In North America, it is often called elephant-ear tree, due to the shape of the seedpods. Other common names include devil's ear and earpod tree, parota, and orejón (Spanish) or'huanacaxtle . In El Salvador, it is known as conacaste. [3] In the Yucatán peninsula, it is known by the Mayan name, pich.
Magnolia gloriensis is a large tree. [1] Range and habitat ... In the Monteverde region of northwestern Costa Rica it is found at 600 meters elevation. In western ...
Heliocarpus americanus is a tropical tree native to Central America, and native throughout Mexico. It is sometimes called majaguillo or majagua. [2] It is found in montane forest in Costa Rica and Panama at altitudes of 1,300–1,500 metres (4,300–4,900 ft). [3]
It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico and Panama. Common Names include blunt-leaved trumpet tree, pop-a-gun, tree-of-laziness, and snakewood tree. [3] In Central America it is known as Guarumo. Though impressive silhouetted against the sky, it is an invasive species in the islands of Hawaii.
Quercus costaricensis is a species of oak native to Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama). [2] [3] [4] It is often found with Quercus copeyensis in the upper montane forests, to 3,100 metres (10,200 feet) elevation. [5] The leaves are tough and leathery with a short petiole and toothed margin. Wind is the primary pollinator.
Peltogyne purpurea is native to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama, and also the Atlantic coast of Colombia. [3] [4] It is a common canopy tree in rainforests 50–500 meters above sea level at sites with more than 2500 mm (98.5 in) rainfall per year and temperatures from 23 to 27 °C or 73 to 80 °F. It occupies sites with well-drained ...
Pentaclethra macroloba is a tree which can vary in height and size depending on distribution. In Costa Rica it grows to the greatest dimensions and is usually a canopy tree which reaches a trunk diameter of 130 centimetres (51 in), [3] and heights of 30–40 metres (98–131 ft).
Pachira quinata, commonly known as pochote, is a species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It inhabits dry forests in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia. [2] Pochotes bear large, stubby thorns on their trunk and branches and are often planted as living fenceposts with barbed wire strung between them ...
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