Caryocar costaricense

Botanical Description

Caryocar costaricense is a large tree growing up to 50 metres tall. The bole has buttresses up to 1.5 metres tall[ 708 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 63 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1976 ISBN Description Among many articles on botany, is part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine, and the timber is also heavily exploited both locally and traded. Levels of exploitation of the timber are reported to be high but there are differences in opinion as to whether timber trade is a serious threat to the species[ 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. ]. Habitat loss has, however, been severe and as a result the tree has been listed as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2009)[ 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. ].