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Useful Tropical Plants

Coulteria mollis

Kunth

Fabaceae

+ Synonyms

Adenocalyx racemosus Bertero ex Kunth

Brasilettia mollis (Kunth) Britton & Killip

Caesalpinia acutifolia J.R.Johnst.

Caesalpinia mollis (Kunth) Spreng.

Moldenhawera mollis Benth.

Peltophorum acutifolium (J.R.Johnst.) J.R.Johnst.

Peltophorum suringari Urb.

Common Name: CaƱafistola

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General Information

Coulteria mollis is a shrub or a tree that can grow up to 27 metres tall[
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The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of timber. It is probably illegally harvested from the wild and traded338].
Coulteria mollis has a wide geographic range, but is found in dry tropical forest, a habitat that has suffered from habitat loss throughout the range of this species. There is no reliable information on how the population has been impacted by this loss, so at present the plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Northern S. America - Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, north to southern and southeastern Mexico

Habitat

Seasonally dry tropical forest, usually along the coast and on limestone soils[
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Properties

Conservation StatusData Deficient
Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitTree
Height20.00 m
Growth RateSlow
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



A slow-growing species, which prevents it from being grown as a commercial timber crop[
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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The plant has medicinal uses[
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]. No more information is given, but the medicinal properties are likely to be based on the astringent tannins in the bark and various other plant parts[
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Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Other Uses

The timber is much appreciated, it is hard and has a bright orange colour, it is probably illegally traded[
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The wood makes a very good fuel[
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Propagation

Seed -
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