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Capirona
£3
Sponsor one or more Capirona trees and help fight deforestation in the Amazon. Each tree plays a vital role in the biodiversity of the rainforest. When you protect a tree you receive a special certificate via email or through the post. View its location in your Cool Earth account. Help fight climate change and keep this tree standing.
- Local name
- Capirona
- Latin name
- Capirona decarticans
- Height
- 20-35 m
- Girth
- 30-150 cm
- CO2 stored (tonnes)
- 14
- Leaves
- 30-150 cm
- Flower
- Small white aromatic flowers from June to July.
- Fruit
- Woody capsules 2-3 cm long, with many seeds.
- Location
- Amazon basin
The Capirona is a rainforest giant & often emerges above the canopy. It's a hard wood and sought after by loggers for its durable timber. Local communities use its bark as a herbal remedy for skin problems. It’s even used as a treatment against diabetes and malaria. This tree sheds its bark annually, proving to be a good sustainable resource.
