Pracaxi, Pentaclethra macroloba, Fabaceae. Tortuguero, Costa Rica.
Pracaxi, Pentaclethra macroloba, Fabaceae. Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Pentaclethra macroloba is a tree in the genus Pentaclethra native to the wet tropical areas of the northern Neotropics. A canopy tree which reaches heights of 30–35 metres. The species ranges from Nicaragua to the Amazon basin and exists in three distinct populations. One population ranges from the Amazon, through Venezuela and the Guianas, to Trinidad and Tobago. The second population occurs in western Colombia and Darien Province in Panama. The third is found in western Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. It grows in lowland forest from sea level to 600 m above sea level, and is especially abundant in wetter areas.
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