Click here to open feedback window. Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria 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).