Oreomunnea pterocarpa

Oreomunnea pterocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Subfamily: Engelhardioideae
Genus: Oreomunnea
Species: O. pterocarpa
Binomial name
Oreomunnea pterocarpa
Oerst.

Oreomunnea pterocarpa, known locally as gavilán or gavilán blanco is a species of Oreomunnea in the family Juglandaceae. It is found in Costa Rica, southeastern Mexico (Chiapas), and Panama (Coclé Province).[1][2]

It is a large tree growing to 35 m tall with a trunk up to 80 cm diameter. The leaves are pinnate, with four to eight leaflets each 6–20 cm long; unlike most genera in the Juglandaceae, the leaves are arranged in opposite pairs. The fruit is a small nut about 1 cm diameter, with a three-lobed wing, and a small fourth lobe at the base.[2]

  1. Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica) 1998. Oreomunnea pterocarpa
  2. 1 2 Especies de Costa Rica: Oreomunnea pterocarpa (Spanish)
External identifiers for Oreomunnea pterocarpa
NCBI 416641
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