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Magnoliopsida
Cavanillesia platanifolia (Bonpl.) Kunth
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The Colombian subpopulation is considered to be Endangered. In Panama, the largest subpopulations are found in the Canal area and in Darin. It is one of the few trees often left uncut after forest clearance because its large size makes handling difficult. Solitary individuals and scattered subpopulations are distributed throughout the rest of Panama, and in neighbouring Central American countries it is relatively common.
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Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Terrestrial
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Year Assessed
- Needs updating
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Isotype for Pourretia platanifolia Humb. & Bonpl.
Catalog Number: US 2618869
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Verified from the card file of type specimens
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): A. J. A. Bonpland
Locality: Tubaco., Panama, Central America
- Isotype: Humboldt, F. W. A. & Bonpland, A. J. A. 1817. Pl. Aequinoct. 2: 162.
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Cavanillesia platanifolia, known as bongo, pretino, petrino, cuipo, hameli or hamelí in Spanish[1][3] or macondo,[4] is a flowering plant species in the Malvaceae family.[1] It grows in lowland rainforests in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1][3]
The wood of C. platanifolia is among the softest ever recorded: its Janka hardness is 22 lbf.[5]
In Ecuador this tree is found in the dry forest of the Tumbesian Region.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Cavanillesia platanifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of all Plant Species".
- ^ a b Mitré, M. (1998). "Cavanillesia platanifolia". The IUCN Red List of Threatenes Species 2012.2. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Peixoto, Aristeu Mendes; de Toledo, Francisco Ferraz (1995). Enciclopédia Agrícola Brasileira: I-M Vol. 4. EdUSP. pp. 346–. ISBN 978-85-314-0719-2. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ Johnny W. Morlan. "Wood Species Janka Hardness Scale/Chart By Common/Trade Name A - J". The World's Top 125 Known Softest Woods. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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