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Amphitecna latifolia
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Amphitecna latifolia

Amphitecna latifolia

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

The tree flowers and fruits for much of the year[1]. The intact seedpods are buoyant and durable and could be carried considerable distances by ocean currents, thus allowing the tree to spread along coastlines[1]..

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Amphitecna+latifolia>

Pollinators

Bees, insects

References

  1. [1]Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope — http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html ↩︎Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.
  2. [2]Tree Species of Panama — http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s ↩︎Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09.