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Cespedesia spathulata

Cespedesia spathulata

(Ruiz & Pav.) Planch.
Family: Ochnaceae
Order: Malpighiales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae
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Cespedesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ochnaceae. It contains a single species, Cespedesia spathulata. The common name is Membrillo de Montana. At the top of the trunk and any vertical reiterations is a rosette of long spatulate leaves which are held in a near-vertical posture.

Its native range is Central and Southern Tropical America.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cespedesia spathulata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 704602
♂ ♀  Adult
Chapada dos Guimaraes
Mato Grosso
Brazil
08/31/2026
Hugo Caverzasi
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Photography ID: 532389
  Adult
El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
04/04/2023
Hugo Caverzasi


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252687731/08/2026BrazilMato GrossoVale do Jamacá, Chapada dos GuimaraesHugo Caverzasi
175306604/04/2023ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El QueremalHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cespedesia spathulata – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.