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Fruto Nombre comun: cuchi barcino;
Circunferencia Altura al Pecho (CAP) de 200 centímetros, altura de fuste 2 metros, altura total 12 metros, estado fitosanitario bueno.
Descripción: Cuello del fuste con alerones poco desarrollados, corteza fisurada, sin presencia latex, filotaxis opuesta disticas, hoja compuesta con 7 a 11 foliolos, forma de la levemente alargada y terminación en punta, fruto seco envuelto en estructura similar a una fruto samara pero sin capacidad de aerodinámica.

A large group of these bats comes to feed on figs from a native tree (Ficus eximia) planted on the sidewalk in my neighborhood every time it has ripe fruits (one/twice a year). This time they came for over five consecutive days, every nigh for many hours, and I estimated they were about 30 individuals. Bat specialists who saw the pictures agreed that most probably they are this species of Artibeus, quite common in the region.