Global InformationAlfaroa manningii information
| Alfaroa manningii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Genus: | Alfaroa |
| Species: | A. manningii
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| Binomial name | |
| Alfaroa manningii León
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Alfaroa manningii, or gavilán colorado, is a valued lumber tree of the Walnut family endemic to the premontane Costa Rican rain forest. The specific epithet honors the American botanist Wayne Eyer Manning[1] (1899–2004).[2]
- ^ León, Jorge "Alfaroa manningii, una nueva Juglandaceae de Costa Rica" Ceiba 4 42-47 (1953)
- ^ Abrahamson, Warren G. "In Memorian: Wayne Manning" Plant Sciencd Bulletin 50(2) 51 (2004)