Cariniana

Taxobox
name = "Cariniana"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Lecythidaceae
genus = "Cariniana"
| genus_authority = Casar.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"Cariniana" (Jequitiba) is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, native to South America. Many are of importance for timber production. [Commercial timbers: [http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/wood/english/lecca-je.htm "Cariniana"] ]

It contains the following species:
* "Cariniana decandra"
* "Cariniana estrellensis"
* "Cariniana ianeirensis"
* "Cariniana integrifolia"
* "Cariniana kuhlmannii"
* "Cariniana legalis"
* "Cariniana pachyantha"
* "Cariniana pauciramosa"
* "Cariniana penduliflora"
* "Cariniana pyriformis"
* "Cariniana uaupensis"

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