Cavanillesia platanifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Cavanillesia |
| Species: | C. platanifolia
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| Cavanillesia platanifolia | |
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Cavanillesia platanifolia, known as pijio, bongo, pretino, petrino, cuipo, hameli or hamelí in Spanish[2][1] or macondo,[4] is a flowering plant species in the family Malvaceae.[2] It grows in lowland rainforests in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[2][1]
Cuipo wood is extremely soft and may have commercial applications. According to the Janka Hardness Test, along with balsa it is one of the softest.
References[]
- ^ a b c Mitré, M. (1998). "Cavanillesia platanifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34748A9887161. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34748A9887161.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Cavanillesia platanifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of all Plant Species".
- ^ 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.
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- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Bombacoideae
- Trees of Central America
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- Trees of Colombia
- Trees of Costa Rica
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- Trees of Nicaragua
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- Trees of Peru
- Taxa named by Alexander von Humboldt
- Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland
- Malvaceae stubs