Aspidosperma myristicifolium

Aspidosperma myristicifolium is a species of plant in the family Apocynacaeae.^[2] It is known as the care tigre, cara de tigre, costilla danto, or cruácrie.^[3]

Aspidosperma myristicifolium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Aspidosperma
Species:	A. myristicifolium
Binomial name
Aspidosperma myristicifolium (Markgr.) Woodson

The tree has a distinctly channelled trunk and is known to grow 50 metres (160 ft) high.^[2]

Distribution

Aspidosperma myristicifolium grows in Costa Rica, Columbia, Peru, and Western Brazil.^[2]

Seeds

Delicate seeds of thin disc embedded in larger tissue like pod of approximately 5 cm (2.0 in) across having appearance of a fried egg. Delicate tissue aids wind dispersal.^[2]