Cariniana domestica

Botanical Description

Cariniana domestica is a very large tree that can reach a height of 60 metres[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fibre. The wood is also used locally and is traded.