Plan of the Manual 
The Manual intends to cover all seed plants definitely known from territory within the contemporary political 
boundaries of Costa Rica, including Isla del Coco, Isla del Cafio, and all inshore islands. For more details con- 
cerning format, see the chapter “Plan of the Manual” in Vol. I: Introducci6n. 
Within Gymnosperms, Monocotyledons & Dicotyledons (in that order), 
families (“-aceae” terminations), genera and species are in alphabetical 
order. 
Asteliaceae 
M. H. Grayum FC = Flora costaricensis, FM = Flora mesoamericana 
World totals 
ao 4 gén. y 50 spp.Chile, Bras., Africa, Australasia, Oceania; 1 gén. y 1 sp. en C 37 (Lott 
& Garcta=Mend 
doza, 1994; sub Agavaceae). 
The most recent taxonomic revision (if any exist) is cited 
for each genus Cordyline Native species and naturalized 
; y exotics are accounted for, as 
well as exotic species grown 
on a large scale. 
Fosberg, F. R. 1985. Yordyline fruticosa (L.) Chevalier [Agavaceae]. Baileya 22: 180-181. 
Literature citation is given only for accepted name and basionym. Synonymy is reduced. 
Ca. 15 spp., Bras. (1 sp.), Asia—Australasia y Oceania; | sp 
Cordyline fruticosa¥L.) A. Chev., Jard. bot. Saigon 66. 1919¢Convallaria fruticos@L., Herb. amb. 
16. 4; Cordyline terminalis (L.) Kunth; Taetsia fruticosa (L.) Merr; Tf. var. ferrea (L.) Standl. 
ANA INDIA, CORNELINA, GRACENA, 
Common names widely used in Costa Rica are indicated. 
Monospecific 
families have only 
one description 
(combined family, 
genus, species). 
Likewise, mono- 
specific genera 
have the genus 
Length x width 
Arbolitos 0 arbustos ca. 1—3.5 m, escasamente ramificados. Hojas simples, disticas-deasamente agrupadas 
measurements are 
en los apices de las ramas; peciolo ca. 4-20 cm; lamigfa 14-57 & 3-14 cm; 
ystrecha a ampliamente eliptica, always in that 
lanceolada u oblanceolada, plana, verde o (frecuentemente) bordeadaafuertemente tefiida o variegada conrojo format. If “length 
0 purpura. Infl. terminal, una panicula de espigas bracteadas; pedtinculo ca. 5—35 cm. Fls. bisexuales, actino-  (height)” or “width” 
morfas, virtualmente sésiles, con bractéolas subyacentes ovadas; miembros del perianto (tépalos) similares, ca. jg not specified, the 
10—18 mm, blancoas a rosados, basalmente connatos; estambres 6, separados, adnatos a la superficie del tubo former may be as- 
floral; anteras basifijas; pistilo 1, compuesto; ovario stipero, trilocular; 6vulos 2—20 por léculo; placentacién sumed. An illustra- 
and species axilar; estilo 1. Fr. una baya, ca. 5—6 mm de didm., rojo brillante, con muchas semillas. ficnch at leneiene 
descriptions : fogs . : el 
eamabined Habitat descriptions roughly follow the Holdridge Life-Zone System. species is provided 
Bosque himedo y muy htimedo, cult., O0—1350+ m; ambas verts. Fl. ene., abr.—dic. India—Indone- i er Lee 
: : : 6 naturalized genus. 
sia y Australasia, pero ampliamente introd. en los tréps. de todo el mundo@Grayum et al. 9498 -. 
For every species treated formally, a voucher specimen collected in Costa Rica is cited. Herbaria are desig- 
istinta en su habito arborescente y hojas pecioladas, por lo general brillantemente colorea nated by acronyms 
C. fruticosa se planta i iedad. Por esto puede according to Index 
encontrarse en bosque + primario, donde se l¢ confunde como una sp. nativa. herbariorum. 
Distributional data are in this order: Habitat, elevational 
range within Costa Rica; geographic range within Each family, genus, and species description is followed by a brief 
Costa Rica. Flowering phenology in Costa Rica. discussion. The principal agenda of these discussions is to provide a 
Overall geographic range. \— “diagnostic shortcut” for recognizing the taxon involved. 
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