Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-655.35.__
Cavanillesia platanifolia
Spanish: Pijio; Bongo; Pretino; Petrino; Cuipo; Hameli; Hamelí; Macondo.
Region: Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Habitat: lowland rainforests.
Use: wood is extremely soft, like Balsa.