Couroupita nicaraguarensis

Botanical Description

Couroupita nicaraguarensis is a deciduous tree, the main limbs radiating horizontally to form a flat, sparsely branched crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be 125cm in diameter[ 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The flowers are borne on th main trunk and the larger limbs[ 871 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 26 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution; Washington Year 1940 ISBN Description A botanical Journal, it includes a treatment of the Lecythidaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood. The habitat, especially where unprotected, is under pressure from increasing settlement, logging and agriculture. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].