Pentagonia macrophylla

Botanical Description

Pentagonia macrophylla is an evergreen shrub or a tree; it usually grows up to 7 metres tall, with reports of trees sometimes reaching 16 metres[ 759 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri. Year 1980 ISBN Description A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is often unbranched, with a crown of leaves at the top - looking somewhat like a single-stemmed palm tree[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.