Common name: Pink poui
Other common names: Caribbean trumpet tree, Mayflower, Pink trumpet tree, Rosy trumpet tree
Description
This flowering and timber tree has a native range that extends from the Gulf states of Mexico, south through Central America into northern parts of South America. It is a fast-growing tree that reaches heights of of up to 30 meters in its natural habitat, though is more commonly 15 to 20 meters tall with a single, straight trunk, smooth.... bark
Flowers usually before the leaves in dense clusters of pink, trumpet-shaped
Use
It produces a light to medium-weight wood with ....., in the density range of around 510 to 620 kilograms per cubic meter and with low natural resistance to decay and rot, which places it closest to the hard end of the softwood spectrum, in the non-durable softwood class.
The sawn timber
Climate
Grows naturally in humid tropical lowland to mid-elevation climates, generally in areas with annual lows of 17 to 25 °C, annual highs of 26 to 34 °C, annual rainfall of 900 to 2500 mm and a dry season of 6 months or less. However, it reaches its best development in areas receiving over 1500 mm rainfall per year.