Cariniana legalis

Cariniana legalis is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in south-eastern Brazil, where is known as jequitibá-branco or jequitibá-rosa, possibly Colombia, and possibly Venezuela.

Cariniana legalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Cariniana
Species:
C. legalis
Binomial name
Cariniana legalis
(Martius) Kuntze

One of the biggest trees in the Atlantic Forest, there are some old trees in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro and near Petrópolis. One of these trees is more than 3 000 years old.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Americas Regional Workshop (1998). Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica, November 1996. "Cariniana legalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T34747A9887065. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34747A9887065.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.


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