Erythrina poeppigiana, Sapium marmieri, and Ochroma pyramidalis. From Wordnik.com. [Beni savanna] Reference
Other trees characteristic of the várzea forest are Parkia inundabilis, Septotheca tessmannii, Coumarouna micrantha, Ceiba burchellii, Ochroma lagopus, and Manilkara inundata. From Wordnik.com. [Purus varzea] Reference
It includes Albizia carbonaria, Calophyllum brasiliense var. rekoi, Inga, Cecropia, Ficus and Lonchocarpus spp., balsa Ochroma lagopus, Luehea seemannii, Pachira aquatica and Heliconia. From Wordnik.com. [Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras] Reference
Stands characterized by Parkia inundabilis, Septotheca tessmannii, Coumarouna micrantha, Ceiba burchellii, Ochroma lagopus, Manilkara inundata, and Iryanthera tessmannii are abundant near Iquitos. From Wordnik.com. [Iquitos varzea] Reference
Nectandra cf. reticulata, Cedrelinga catenaeformis, Erisma uncinatum, Phragmotheca ecuadoriensis, Parkia multijuga, Ochroma sp., and Pouteria sp., and palm species of the genera Bactris and Astrocaryum. From Wordnik.com. [Napo moist forests] Reference
For instance, the wood of Ochroma lagopus, which grows naturally in southern Mexico, is better known as balsa-wood, long a favorite with model-makers, and once considered a vital raw material for the airplane industry. From Wordnik.com. [Did You Know? Mexico's kapok trees aided the U.S. war effort] Reference
Dispersed in the grasslands are trees of Crecentia cujete, Ceiba pentandra, Lecythis minor, Ochroma pyramidale, Prosopis juliflora, Cavanillesia platanifolia and palms trees of Sabal mauritiiformis, Acrocomia aculeate, Attalea butyracea and several Bactris spp. From Wordnik.com. [Sinú Valley dry forests] Reference
Other trees characteristic of the várzea forest are Parkia inundabilis, Septotheca tessmannii, Coumarouna micrantha, Ceiba burchellii, Ochroma lagopus, and Manilkara inundata and the locally threatened species Cedrela odorata, Platymiscium ulei, Calophyllum brasiliense, and Xylopia frutescens. From Wordnik.com. [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference
Balsa wood, Ochroma pyramidale, is a hardwood, whereas pitch pine, Pinus rigida, a very durable timber, is a softwood. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Cedrela rosei, Inga sp. and Ochroma lagopus. From Wordnik.com. [Sangay National Park, Ecuador] Reference
Ochroma pyramidale. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 17] Reference
The diversity of the trees and plant life in general, is enormous, being dominant large trees such as Caryniana pyriformis, Caryocar glabrum, Caryocar amygdaliferum, Miroxylon balsamum, Ochroma lagopus, Anacardium excelsum, Hymenea courbaril, Schyzolobium parahybum, Ceiba pentandra, Cedrela odorata, Tabebuia rosea, Cordia gerascanthus and many more. From Wordnik.com. [Magdalena-Urabá moist forests] Reference
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