Curitiba prismatica

Botanical Description

Curitiba prismatica is an evergreen tree with a very characteristic, dense, narrow, pyramidal crown; it can grow 4 - 12 metres tall. In some areas it becomes no more than a shrub 1- 2 metres tall. The normally cylindrical bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It can be used as a pioneer when restoring native woodland. Very ornamental, valued especially for its pyramidal crown and shiny foliage, it can be used in landscaping, mainly for urban planting[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. Curitiba prismatica has a restricted geographical distribution and there has been severe fragmentation of its populations. It occurs in an environment marked by agropastoral, mining, urbanization and forestry activities, with less than 13% of its native forest remaining. Despite the species being found in several conservation units and being involved in reintroduction and population enrichment projects, a continuous decline in habitat quality and in the number of mature individuals is recorded, with an estimated reduction of 42% of its population. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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. ].