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Couroupita nicaraguarensis

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Bala De Cañón, Coco De Mono, Paraíso, Zapote De Mico, or Zapote De Mono (Couroupita nicaraguarensis, the epithet often spelled as nicaraguensis) is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama.It is threatened by habitat loss. In Puerto Rico, the only place it is found at is Toa Alta, Puerto Rico.
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Attributes

Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Structure [1]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Palo Verde National Park II 46190 Costa Rica  
Reserva Biológica Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve Ia 6552 Costa Rica  

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Citations

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♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0