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This small guide, aimed at the general public, presents 86 species of native Costa Rican ornamental plants. With descriptive and natural historory information complementing, full color photographs, it facilitates the identification of each of the species. In addition to being a field guide to these particular Costa Rica plants, it provides an introduction to tropical plants in general.