Zapoteca costaricensis

Zapoteca costaricensis

Overview

Zapoteca costaricensis is a shrub native to Costa Rica and Central America, growing in tropical dry and moist forest habitats in Costa Rica and possibly ne

Zapoteca costaricensis is a shrub native to Costa Rica and Central America, growing in tropical dry and moist forest habitats in Costa Rica and possibly neighboring countries. It produces the characteristic globose flower heads with numerous stamens and bipinnately compound leaves of the genus Zapoteca. The species is part of the diverse legume flora of Central America and represents the southernmost extent of the genus in Central America.

Taxonomy

Orden Fabales
Familia Fabaceae (Legume family)
Species Zapoteca costaricensis

Preguntas frecuentes

What family does Zapoteca costaricensis belong to?
Zapoteca costaricensis (Zapoteca costaricensis) belongs to the family Fabaceae in the order Fabales.

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