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Autograph tree

Clusia major

Photo by mauna Kunzah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This shrub had yellow bulbs with red bracts. The leaves are nearly heart shaped and smooth.

Habitat:

Spotted just outside a tropical rainforest.

Species ID Suggestions

Autograph Tree

Clusia major

Comments (6)

Thanks so much, SargonR. I didn't know that! I will try scratching my name into a leaf next time I'm around.
We call them an autograph tree in Hawaii. People scratch notes/names etc. into the leaves and the writing stays on there.

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