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Canelillo :: Pleodendron costaricense

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 070

On today’s show we learn about the Canelillo, a critically endangered broadleaf evergreen rainforest tree native to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica in Central America. Its scientific name is Pleodendron costaricense and it was first described in 2005.

  1. (00:05) Intro
  2. (02:05) Species Information
  3. (21:02) Citations
  4. (22:57) Music
  5. (27:41) Pledge

For more information about Canelillo conservation see Osa Conservation at https://osa-arboretum.org.

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

  1. Bezanson S, Curtis S, Mata-Quiros M, Mata-Quiros MJ, Durst T (2024) Phytochemistry of the Fruit of the Critically Endangered Tree Pleodendron Costaricense (Canellaceae). JSM Environmental Science and Ecology 12(1): 1091. – https://www.jscimedcentral.com/jounal-article-info/JSM-Environmental-Science-and-Ecology/Phytochemistry-of-the-Fruit-of-the-Critically-Endangered-Tree-Pleodendron-Costaricense-(Canellaceae)--11736#
  2. Endress, P. K. (2010). The evolution of floral biology in basal angiosperms. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 365(1539), 411–421. – https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2009.0228
  3. Hammel, Barry E., and Nelson A. Zamora. 2005. "Pleodendron costaricense (Canellaceae), a New Species for Costa Rica." Lankesteriana 5 (3): 211–218. – https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v5i3.19758
  4. Mata, M., & Calvo Guerrero, M. Preformulación teórica de un producto natural antifúngico a partir de extractos obtenidos de las hojas del árbol Pleodendron costaricense. Revista Ciencia Y Salud, 6(6). – https://doi.org/10.34192/cienciaysalud.v6i6.554
  5. Müller, Sebastian, Karsten Salomo, Jackeline Salazar, Julia Naumann, M. Alejandra Jaramillo, Christoph Neinhuis, Taylor S. Feild, and Stefan Wanke. 2015. "Intercontinental Long-Distance Dispersal of Canellaceae from the New to the Old World Revealed by a Nuclear Single Copy Gene and Chloroplast Loci." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84 (March): 205–19. – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.12.010
  6. Osa Arboretum. n.d. "Pleodendron costaricense." – https://osa-arboretum.org/plant/pleodendron-costaricense/
  7. Pillco Huarcaya R, López Morales M, Álvarez-Alcázar L, Whitworth A. The First Ex-Situ Germination and Dispersal Mechanisms of the Rare, Critically Endangered Tree, Pleodendron costaricense. Tropical Conservation Science. 15 (1). 2022.– https://doi.org/10.1177/19400829221104572
  8. Rivers, M.C. 2019. Pleodendron costaricense. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T136055038A136055040. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136055038A136055040.en
  9. Roque, Roger Moya; Salazar, Manuel Morales; Wiemann, Michael C.; Alvarez, Luis Poveda. 2007. Wood anatomy of Pleodendron costaricense (Canellaceae) from Southern Pacific, Costa Rica. Brenesia. Vol. 68 (2007): p. 25-28. - https://www.fpl.fs.usda.gov/documnts/pdf2007/fpl_2007_roque001.pdf
  10. Smith, Paul. 2021. “The Need for Horticulturist Expertise in Plant Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities”. Sibbaldia: The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 20 (June): 45-56. – https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2021.316
  11. Zimmer, Elizabeth A., Y Suh, and Kenneth G Karol. 2012. “Phylogenetic Placement of a Recently Described Taxon of the Genus Pleodendron (Canellaceae).” Phytologia 94 (3): 404--412. – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/184468

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A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.