Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cymbopetalum costaricense

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cymbopetalum costaricense is an evergreen shrub or small tree, usually growing around 2 - 7 metres tall, occasionally reaching 15 metres. The trunk can be 8 - 15cm in diameter, occasionally to 20cm[ 2120 Title Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae) Publication Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 40 Author Murray A. Publisher Year 1993 ISBN Description ]. The flower petals are sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a flavouring. Cymbopetalum costaricense has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral America - Panama, Costa Rica.

HabitatPremontane to lowland wet forest, often along river terraces at lower elevations, sometimes in disturbed forest; at elevations from sea level to 1,100 metres[ 2120 Title Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae) Publication Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 40 Author Murray A. Publisher Year 1993 ISBN Description ].