Ruptiliocarpon caracolito Hammel & N.Zamora belongs to the Lepidobotryaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Family
Lepidobotryaceae
Genus
Ruptiliocarpon
Specific Epithet
caracolito
Authorship
Hammel & N.Zamora
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
4/14/2008
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Sierpe)
8.776694, -83.463750
Location Remarks
Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce; Bahía Chal, a 35 km. de Chacarita, entrada Chocuaco, entre cruce de Bajo Chocuaco y el bajo Quebrada Lagunas. 267 m elev.
Collectors
Reinaldo Aguilar, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbol 30 m., 50 cm. Flores blanco verdoso.