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Osa Pulchra

This beautiful plant is a native of Costa Rica and a member of coffee family Rubiaceae. The genus name "Osa" comes from the Osa peninsula. Pulchra (Latin: "beautiful") is the only species in this genus.


Here are two other plants in the conservatory that also have fragrant trumpet-like flowers:

Cubanola dominguensis, Rubiaceae
Portlandia albiflora, Rubiaceae


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