Cariniana legalis

Cariniana legalis
File:Cariniana legalis 1000.jpg
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Lecythidaceae
Genus:	Cariniana
Species:	C. legalis
Binomial name
Cariniana legalis (Martius) Kuntze

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

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

• Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica) 1998. Cariniana legalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.

Gallery

• Jequitibá-rosa.jpg

  Jequitibá-rosa in the Botanical Garden of São Paulo.

• Jequitibabotanico.jpg

  Same tree, from another angle.

• Jequitibaaclimacao.jpg

  Jequitibá-rosa in the Aclimação Park, São Paulo.

• Mauroejequitiba.jpg

  Giant Jequitibá-rosa estimated to be 3000 years old, in the Vassununga State Park, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro.

• Jequitiba.jpg

  Canopy of the same tree in Vassununga State Park.