Paired leaflets and hard brown pods identify a forest tree with an important wildlife role.
Explore Central Pacific
Costa Rica’s Central Pacific region connects beach communities with forest and river landscapes. Jacó, Quepos and Manuel Antonio offer different ways to explore the meeting of land and ocean. Look closer with Pico and Tati, ask questions and show care by respecting local communities and leaving nature undisturbed.
Mountain Immortelle
Poro gigante is a South American tree widely planted and naturalized in Costa Rica.
Scarlet Passionflower
Scarlet passionflower is a climbing vine with vivid red flowers and curling tendrils.
Golden Trumpet
Golden trumpet is a South American ornamental cultivated and naturalized in Costa Rica.
