Cavanillesia platanifolia
Cavanillesia platanifolia | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Bombacoideae |
Genus: | Cavanillesia |
Species: | C. platanifolia |
Binomial name | |
Cavanillesia platanifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) Kunth[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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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.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "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".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.