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Cavanillesia platanifolia

Synonyms: Cavanillesia tuberculata; Pourraetia platanifolia; Pourretia platanifolia (homotypic); Pourretia tuberculata

Wikipedia Abstract

Cavanillesia platanifolia, known as pijio, bongo, pretino, petrino, cuipo, hameli or hamelí in Spanish or macondo, is a flowering plant species in the Malvaceae family. It grows in lowland rainforests in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The wood of C. platanifolia is among the softest ever recorded: its Janka hardness is 22 lbf. In Ecuador this tree is found in the cloud forests of the Tumbesian Region and also in the hills of the Guayasean province.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  22 lbf (10 kgf) Very Soft
Specific Gravity [1]  0.112

Predators

Brotogeris pyrrhoptera (Grey-cheeked Parakeet)[2]
Saguinus oedipus (cotton-top tamarin)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
3Proyecto Tití
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0