Parmentiera cereifera
Candle-tree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Candle-tree | |
| Español | Arbol de cera | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Panama; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Taiwan [I]; Java [I]; Jamaica [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Haiti [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Cuba [I]; Colombia [I]; Cameroon [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Honduras [I]; Mozambique [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Lamiales | |||
| Family | Bignoniaceae | |||
| Genus | Parmentiera | |||
| Species | cereifera | |||
| Author citation | Seem. | |||
| Scientific name | Parmentiera cereifera Seem. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Wood
Parmentiera cereifera , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson
, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson
Fruit
, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson
, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson