Cymbopetalum costaricense
| Cymbopetalum costaricense | |
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| 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. | |
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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
- ↑ 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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