Pentagonia macrophylla
COMMON NAME | Teta de chola |
TYPE | Tree |
FAMILY | Rubiaceae |
NOTES | Pentagonia
macrophylla is an evergreen shrub or a tree; it usually grows up to 20 ft
tall. The tree is often unbranched,
with a crown of leaves at the top - looking somewhat like a single-stemmed
palm tree. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,
Nicaragua, Panamá |
NATIVE HABITAT | An understorey plant
of evergreen forests |
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