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Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius, sometimes sharing the name helicopter tree with several other trees with winged fruits which spin in the wind, belongs to the relatively small family, the Hernandiaceae.
Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius occurs from southern Mexico south through Central America into Costa Rica.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius 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.
