Cavanillesia umbellata

Botanical Description

Cavanillesia umbellata is a deciduous tree with a sparse, open crown; usually growing 15 - 20 metres tall but up to 30 metres in fertile soils. It has a very wide, straight and cylindrical bole that is unbranched for most of its height and can be 150cm or more 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 harvested from the wild for its wood. It has an unusual aspect with its large wide trunk and sparse crown, making it look somewhat similar to a baobab tree (Adansonia digitata). It would make an interesting curiosity in public gardens, large gardens etc[ 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 flowers are short-lived, the rapidly forming fruits with 4 - 5 big wings are rather attractive, appearing like a multitude of small lanterns on the branches[ 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. ].