“Count-it-not” presents Pink Jequitiba
Jequitiba (written “Jequitibá” and pronounced “shee-kee-tee-bawe”) is the proposed tree for the ninth station of the park.
There are many species of Jequitiba, among them:
Pink Jequitiba aka Jequitibá-rosa (Cariniana legalis)
White Jequitiba aka Jequitibá-branco (Cariniana estrellensis)
Red Jequitiba aka Jequitibá-vermelho (Cariniana rubra)
“Carnation” Jequitiba aka Jequitibá-cravinho (Cariniana parvifolia)
Jequitiba aka Jequitibá (Cariniana ianeirensis)
Our text is about the Pink Jequitiba, which binomial name is Carinianna legalis. It belongs to the Lecythidaceae family.
Jequitiba is a word of the tupi indian language (yekïti’bá), which probably means “giant of the forest”.
It has other popular names, as follows:
congolo-de-porco (pig’s nematode)
estopa (cotton waste)
pau-carga (load wood)
pau-caixão (coffin wood)
sapucaia-de-apito ((whistle sapucaia (note: sapucaia is a tree))
Being able to reach up to 164 ft height and 22 ft diameter, the Pink Jequitiba deserves the byname giant of the forest. Its bark has medicinal applications and its seeds are sought as food by monkeys. It also has a light weight wood, which can be used in furniture. Shiny but slightly wrinkled leaves complete the profile of this charming tree, gigantic in all its attributes.
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