Cavanillesia platanifolia

Botanical Description

Quiop is a fast-growing, tall, deciduous tree with a rather small, more or less rounded, sparse crown; it can grow up to 50 metres tall. The bole is straight and cylindrical with small buttress roots; it can swell somewhat like the baobab to store water[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. ]. The trunk is traditionally used by local people to make dug-out canoes and the bark is a source of fibre. The tree is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. ]. Although this is a widely distributed species, its habitat is being reduced by human activity. The Colombian subpopulation is considered to be Endangered. It is one of the few trees often left uncut after forest clearance because its large size makes handling difficult. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 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. ].