| Common Names - . | Synonyms - . |
| Authority - . Aublet. | Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? Angiosperm |
| Plant forms - Large trees | Total Number of species - 16 |
| World Distribution - Tropical America, Costa Rica | |
| Comments - Has wood. Grows as much as 65 meters tall, 2 meters diameter. A large tree | |
| 1 - Vantanea cupularis 2 - Vantanea guianensis 3 - Vantanea parviflora |