Bombacopsis quinata

Botanical Description

Bombacopsis quinata is a tree with a rather wide, spreading crown of heavy branches; it can grow from 6 - 40 metres tall. The somewhat irregular bole is armed with hard, sharp prickles; it can be 15 - 180cm in diameter, and is often buttressed[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. , 502 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 18 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1917 ISBN Description Includes a treatment of the Annona. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is exploited commercially in the wild as a source of timber. The interest in and planting of red ceiba is restricted to its natural distribution. It was trialled in the Solomon Islands but did not show any promise as a plantation species[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The tree is listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List (2009) due to over exploitation and habitat loss[ 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. ].