Oreomunnea pterocarpa

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image_caption = O. pterocarpa in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN2.3

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| genus = Oreomunnea

| species = pterocarpa

| authority = Oerst.

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Oreomunnea pterocarpa, known locally as gavilán or gavilán blanco, is a species of Oreomunnea in the family Juglandaceae. It is found in Costa Rica, southeastern Mexico (Chiapas), and Panama (Coclé Province).Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica) 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/30663/all Oreomunnea pterocarpa]Especies de Costa Rica: [http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/FMPro?-DB=UBIpub.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-Format=/ubi/detail.html&-Op=bw&id=2159&-Find Oreomunnea pterocarpa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907200541/http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/FMPro?-DB=UBIpub.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-Format=%2Fubi%2Fdetail.html&-Op=bw&id=2159&-Find |date=2007-09-07 }} {{in lang|es}}

It is a large tree growing to 35 m tall with a trunk up to 80 cm diameter. The leaves are pinnate, with four to eight leaflets each 6–20 cm long; unlike most genera in the Juglandaceae, the leaves are arranged in opposite pairs. The fruit is a small nut about 1 cm diameter, with a three-lobed wing, and a small fourth lobe at the base.