Lacmellea panamensis (Woodson) Markgr.

A medium sized tree. The trunk is straight and has cone shaped spines. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are dark green and occur in a flat plane. They are spaced regularly along the branches. Broken leaves produce latex. The flowers are in clusters on the branches near the leaves. The flowers have long white tubes. The fruit are berries.

An understorey or subcanopy tree, growing on well-drained soils in a range of conditions but mainly in the deep shade of dense, primary forest.

Can be grown by seedlings.