Juglans ailantifolia new leaves appear. The female flowers have pink/ red pistils. The fruit is a nut, produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut is spherical, 3–5 cm long and broad, surrounded by a green husk before maturity in mid autumn. The edible nuts have an oily texture. The husks are also used to make a yellowish dye. The very bold, decorative leaves and the attractive catkins produced in spring make it an excellent ornamental tree for planting in parks and large gardens. Unlike the closely related and very similar North American butternut, Japanese walnut is resistant to the canker disease
Pink-sided tree frog the Ecuadorian specimens have been heard calling from bushes overhanging a shallow pond in a banana grove at night (Duellman 2001). It deposits its eggs on the leaves floating on ponds, and larvae jump into the pond and develop in the water. Since it depends on the forest canopy, it is not very adaptable to disturbances. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/55292/0 Pink-sided tree frog The pink-sided tree frog ("Agalychnis litodryas") is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Ecuador, Panama, and possibly Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by