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150 Cariniana estrellensis
Lecythidaceae
jequitiba Distribution
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela Habitat
Tropical, lowland, submontane, moist, closed forest.
Population Status and Trends
Role of species in the Ecosystem
Threats Utilisation
The wood is used for construction work, furniture-making and
as a replacement for mahogany in ship-building. Trade
Cariniana spp.
are selectively
logged in
Bolivia (Harcourt
& Sayer,
1996).
IUCN Conservation category
NE Conservation
Measures Forest Management
and Silviculture References
Anon. 1981. Descripción general y anatomica de 105 maderas
del grupo Andino. Junac: Junta del Acuerdo de Cartagena. Harcourt,
C.S. & J.A. Sayer (eds.). 1996. The
conservation atlas
of tropical
forests: the
Americas. Simon & Schuster, Singapore.
Killeen, T.J., E. García & S.G. Beck (eds.). 1993
Guía de
arboles de
Bolivia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Prance,
G.T. & S. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New
World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthus, Gustavia,
Grias, Allantoma
and Cariniana).