Cymbopetalum costaricense

Cymbopetalum costaricense
Pressed leaves of C. costaricense
Pressed leaves of C. costaricense
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Cymbopetalum
Species: C. costaricense
Binomial name
Cymbopetalum costaricense
(Donn. Sm.) Saff.
Synonyms

Cymbopetalum costaricense is a species of plant in family Annonaceae. The specific epithet refers to the country of Costa Rica which is in the plant’s range.

The flowers of C. costaricense and related species C. penduliflorum were traditionally used to flavor chocolate.[1]

References

  1. Seidemann, Johannes (27 December 2005). "C". World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 129. ISBN 9783540279082. Retrieved 2 July 2015. Flavoring of drinking chocolate
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