| Colombian mahogany | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Cariniana |
| Species: | C. pyriformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cariniana pyriformis | |
Cariniana pyriformis (known as Colombian mahogany or abarco) is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. [2] It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Venezuela. [1] It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cariniana ianeirensis is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cariniana is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1842. The entire genus is native to South America. Many are of importance for timber production. Species of this genus may be known commonly as jequitibá.
Allantoma integrifolia, synonym Cariniana integrifolia, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Allantoma kuhlmannii, synonym Cariniana kuhlmannii, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cariniana legalis is a species of emergent rainforest tree in the Monkeypot family Lecythidaceae. It is found in the Atlantic forest of south-eastern Brazil, where is known as jequitibá-branco or jequitibá-rosa, and possibly found in Colombia, and Venezuela. These trees can be very large. A C. legalis measured by botanical explorer David Fairchild was 62 feet in circumference with no buttresses at six feet above ground.
Allantoma pachyantha, synonym Cariniana pachyantha, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Allantoma pauciramosa, synonym Cariniana pauciramosa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It has only been collected once, in the rainforests in the state of Amazonas.
Cariniana penduliflora is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Allantoma uaupensis, synonym Cariniana uaupensis, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Couratari guianensis, the fine-leaf wadara, cachimbo caspi, cachimbo, capa de tabaco, coco cabuyo, or tauari, is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Eschweilera obversa is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is endemic to the Amazon region in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Eschweilera punctata is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Brazil and Colombia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Grias colombiana is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Colombia.
Gustavia acuminata is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Brazil and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gustavia monocaulis is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Colombia and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gustavia pubescens is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Gustavia santanderiensis is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Brazil and Colombia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Lecythis schwackei is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Lecythis serrata is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Couroupita nicaraguarensis, the bala de cañón, coco de mono, paraíso, zapote de mico, or zapote de mono, is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss. In Puerto Rico, the only place it is found at is Toa Alta, Puerto Rico.
