CAVANILLESIA PLATANIFOLIA
Author:
Karl Sigismund Kunth, 1821
Family:
MALVACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Kunth. (n.d.). In: Nov. Gen. & Sp. 5: 306 (1821 Publ. 1822).
Collection number:
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Thickness:
250 Centimetres
Height:
50 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Pourretia platanifolia, Bonpl. 1817.
Pourretia tuberculata, Mart.
This member of the Malvaceae (former Bombacaceae) family was given this name by Karl Sigismund Kunth in 1821. It is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, growing in a well drained soil with quite some water and lots of sun. The trunk can grow to 250 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 50 metres in height. The flowers are red to pink.
The genera name honours Antonio J. Cacanilles, 1745-1804, a Spanish clergyman and botanist, director of the botanical garden in Madrid, Spain.
The species name means 'having leaves like Platanus ', in reference to the lobed, mature form of the foliage. The trunk by Emily Gillespie, Inaturalist.org. Sprouting seed by Kristel Lorena Strah, Inaturalist.org.
Flower
Red - Pink
Soil
Mix
Water
Maximum
Sun
Maximum
