Bombacopsis quinata
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"Pochote" redirects here. For other uses, see Pochote (disambiguation).
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 B. quinata flower, showing abundance of stamens
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| Bombacopsis quinata (Jacq.) Dugand |
A relatively common timber tree of western Costa Rica, pochotes bear large, stubby thorns on their trunk and branches, and are often planted as living fenceposts, with barbed wire strung between them. It can also be found in the Central American dry forest of Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and in South America it can be found in Venezuela and Colombia.
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- Sandiford (1998). Bombacopsis quinata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd v2.3)
