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Cow-tongue
Stanley Jones

Cow-tongue (Aphelandra lingua-bovis)

Cow Tongue (Aphelandra lingua-bovis: Acanthaceae). Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.
Location
Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre.
Date taken
February 2015
Scientific name
Aphelandra lingua-bovis
Equipment used
Canon
KC Foggin
Supporter
Wow! What a beautiful piece of vegetation this is! I've cleared out all the non-native plants from my yard but I think I could be talked into this one ;) A beautiful image Stanley.
 
Doc Duck
A very impressive plant, although it doesn't impress me as looking anything like a cow's tongue ;)
 
mags1967
plants are amazing and this is one beauty as gorgeous as any orchid.many tfs stanley.all the best margaret.
 

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Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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