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Alfaroa guanacastensis is a species of plant in the Juglandaceae family, first described from material found in the vicinity of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It is known to flourish at altitudes from 2400 to 3700 feet.
The trees grow to 90 feet tall with a DBH of up to 2 feet. The lower trunk often has buttresses. The sapwood is white, and the heartwood is pink. The pith is solid.
Alfaroa costaricensis · Alfaroa guatemalensis · Alfaroa hondurensis · Alfaroa manningii · Alfaroa mexicana · Alfaroa williamsii · Alfaroa
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alfaroa guanacastensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
