The Sangrillo colorado story.

The Osa Peninsula inhabits a enormous amount of flora and fauna. Known to be one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, and though, having one of the most interesting and unique animals and plants. Just to mention a few: the Golfo Dulce Poisonous Dart Frog, Turquoise cotinga, Black cheak antanager, Mangrove hummingbird, Orange collared manakin, Apelandra golfodulcensis, Acacia allenii and of course the most unique and important specimen for the Lapa Rios reserve, the Sangrillo Colorado tree, or Paramachaerium gurberi.
It was first reported in 1988, at the Lapa Rios reserve, and is one of the 37 different species of trees that are in critical state of extinction. In Costa Rica, it has an extension of 22.3 km², and the available habitat has reduced in 10.76%. It can be found from 50 to 350 meters above seal level and only along the Carbonera Ridge.Now with the help of a program that aims to rescue this endangered species, we will have some researcher visiting our reserve to extract the seeds (by climbing the trees) and plant them for conservation. We hope that with this new project we can learn more about the natural history of the Sangrillo Colorado and help preserve them till the end of times