Cedrela odorata – Cedro

There are 3 important species, endowed with very similar woods, almost always confused, and called Cedar; however, they inhabit different areas in the national territory. It is very common in dry land and high floodplain forests; prefers fertile clay soil, marshy or flooded during annual floods. It is the Amazonian red cedar, of great value […]

Carapa guianensis aubl – Caobilla

Dominant tree, in some cases exceeding 30 m in height. Straight trunk with a cylindrical – conical shape, sometimes with the presence of basal fins 60 to 90 cm high and a widened trunk at the base. It inhabits the humid and very humid tropical forest, sometimes forming pure stands. It is found in Cuba, […]

Vatairea erythrocarpa – Amargo – Amargo

Tree that reaches 25 m in height with presence of roots planks, which reach 2 m in height. Scattered cup 8 x 12 m. Straight and cylindrical trunk. Red outer bark with an abundance of lenticels forming groups arranged in a horizontal way.

Astronium graveolens – Zorro

The trees can reach heights of 40 m, with trunk diameters ranging from 60 to 100 cm or more. They develop well-formed and cylindrical boles clear up to two thirds or more of the height of the tree. Wood diffuses porous. Vessels solitary and in short radial multiples. Tyloses common.

Chloroleucon mangense – Pino amarillo

Tree or shrub from 3 to 10 m high. The species grows at low and medium elevations, in dry or humid forests, from Mexico to Colombia. This species grows in plains and hollows of the dry forest. Striking stems due to the contrast between the grayish bark stained with whiter parts due to the exfoliation […]

Tabebuia chrysantha – Roble Macho

It is a tree native to the intertropical zone of America. It is a tree with an average height of 12 to 15 meters, with a strong, compact, straight, cylindrical trunk and approximately 60 centimeters in diameter. Has deep vertical cracks

Peltogyne purpurea – Nazareno

It is a dominant tree, it attains heights from 30 to 45 m, diameter at breast height between 45 and 90 cm or more. The boles are straight and cylindrical.  It is found in the tropical forests of northern South America.

Dipteryx panamensis – Almendro

It is present from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, to Brazil. Can reach up to 50m in height and 150cm in diameter. The trunk is straight and cylindrical with medium to well developed buttresses. 

Brosimum guianense – Berbá

The tree reaches a height of up to 25 m, with diameters of 35 cm or more above the low buttresses. It has well formed boles that are often clear for about two thirds of the total height of the tree. It has abundant creamy latex. Species in this group are reported to occur in […]

Dialium guianensis – Tamarindo

Can reach up to 35 m in height and 80cm in diameter. The trunk is straight and cylindrical with poorly developed buttresses. The outer bark is grayish green and has abundant, small, and randomly distributed lenticels. The inner bark is red and somewhat fibrous. Ranges from Mexico, throughout Central America, and down to Perú and […]