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Description. Astrocaryum alatum is the most common, least spiny and smallest of the three species of Astrocaryum in Costa Rica. [3] It is a solitary palm, it does not form a cluster of trunks. The trunk grows up to six metres in height, often just two to four metres. [3][4] It is fast-growing, faster than other Astrocaryum species.
Socratea exorrhiza. (Mart.) H.Wendl. Socratea exorrhiza, the walking palm or cashapona, is a palm native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America. It can grow to 25 metres in height, with a stem diameter of up to 16 cm, [1] but is more typically 15–20 m tall and 12 cm in diameter. [2] It has unusual stilt roots, the function of ...
Astrocaryum standleyanum is a species of palm known by many common names, including chumba wumba, black palm, chonta, chontadura, coquillo, palma negra, [1] pejibaye de montaña, [2] güerre, güérregue, güinul, mocora, pucaishchi (Chachi), [3] and chunga (Emberá). [4] It is native to Central and South America, where its distribution extends ...
Gaussia. Gaussia is a genus of solitary, pinnate palms found in the Caribbean, northern Central America and southern Mexico. There are five species in the genus - three are endemic to the Greater Antilles, while G. gomez-pompae and G. maya are found in the Caribbean coastal region of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
Bactris gasipaes is a species of palm native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. It is well spread in these regions, where it is often cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems or more rarely, in monoculture. Common names include peach palm in English, among others used in South American countries.
The abundance of this tree, especially in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, where it is prized for the shady relief it provides from the intense sun, coupled with its immensity, have made it a widely recognized species. 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.
Yigüirro, Costa Rica's national bird. 941 bird species have been recorded in Costa Rica (including Cocos Island), more than all of the United States and Canada combined. More than 600 of the Costa Rican species are permanent residents, and upwards of 200 are migrants, spending portions of the year outside of the country, usually in North America.
Chamaedorea seibertii L.H.Bailey. Legnea laciniata O.F.Cook. Nunnezharia costaricana (Oerst.) Kuntze. Omanthe costaricana (Oerst.) O.F.Cook. Chamaedorea costaricana is a species of palm in the genus Chamaedorea, found in Central America. A common local name in Costa Rica is pacaya, [1] though this is also used as a name for Chamaedorea tepejilote.