Cavanillesia platanifolia
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Cavanillesia platanifolia, known as pijio, bongo, pretino, petrino, cuipo, hameli or hamelí in Spanish[1][2] or macondo,[3] is a flowering plant species in the family Malvaceae.[1] It grows in lowland rainforests in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1][2]
The tree grows to Script error: No such module "convert". in height, with leaves only near the top for one month a year. Its reddish-gray bark has characteristic rings along the entire trunk. The roots are orangish-brown.[4]
A root fragment can be cut off and cleaned (while kept horizontal) then tipped to pour water, which has a taste of potatoes.[4] Rope can be made from the inner bark of branches and saplings.[4]
The wood, along with balsa, is extremely soft, one of the softest according to the Janka hardness test, and may have commercial applications.
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- Bombacoideae
- Trees of Central America
- Trees of South America
- Near threatened flora of South America
- Trees of Colombia
- Trees of Costa Rica
- Trees of Ecuador
- Trees of Nicaragua
- Trees of Panama
- Trees of Peru
- Taxa named by Alexander von Humboldt
- Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot