Centrolobium paraense

Botanical Description

Centrolobium paraense is a deciduous tree with an elongate crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole is up to 100cm in diameter, with buttresses[ 382 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardens Vol. 52 Publication Author Publisher Missouro Botanical Garden Year 1965 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. Amongst other things, this issue contains parts of the Flora of Panama. , 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. , 958 Title Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences Vol. 44 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Washington Academy of Sciences; Baltimore Year 1954 ISBN Description A botanical journal with a range of articles, including one on the genus Centrolobium. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree yields an excellent timber and is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and export[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].