Bignoniaceae FAMILY
Amphitecna latifolia
Amphitecna latifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Amphitecna latifolia is an evergreen tree with a narrow, moderately dense crown; it can grow 10 - 15 metres tall. An irregularly shaped tree, it has a bent and twisting, angular bole that rarely exceeds 20cm in diameter[ 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its timber and edible fruit.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama to Mexico; through the Caribbean to Florida.
HabitatAn understorey tree of open, well-lit areas, found exclusively within the narrow strip of extreme coastal vegetation[ 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. ].