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Alfaroa
Sign in to saveAlfaroa is a genus of evergreen trees in the Juglandaceae family of the Fagales, growing in montane and submontane tropical rain forests in Central America. The wood is characterized by solid pith, pink heartwood, and vessels with scalariform perforations, as well as simple perforations.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyJuglandaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- With media
- 36
- Family
- Juglandaceae
- Collections
- MO, NY, UF, MIN, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, United States, Nicaragua
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Juglandaceae
- Image
- Alfaroa costaricensis Costa Rica.jpg
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Alfaroa is a genus of evergreen trees in the Juglandaceae family of the Fagales, growing in montane and submontane tropical rain forests in Central America. The wood is characterized by solid pith, pink heartwood, and vessels with scalariform perforations, as well as simple perforations.
==Description== The (usually pinnately compound) leaves are evergreen and lack stipules. They are alternate, rarely opposite.
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