Common products:
- Structural timbers: beams, joists, rafters, and decking for residential and light commercial construction.
- Interior joinery: flooring, paneling, trim, and cabinetry components.
- Furniture parts: frames, panel inserts, and decorative mouldings.
- Fuelwood and charcoal: sapwood and small-diameter branches used for domestic heating and cooking.

Industrial and craft applications:
- Small wooden implements: tool handles (e.g., hammers, chisels), kitchen utensils, and agricultural implements.
- Turnery: bowls, cups, and decorative spindles.
- Carving and inlay: small decorative objects and ornamental motifs for interior décor.
- Joinery hardware: small dowels, cleats, and fasteners.

Wood and fiber:
- Wood: heartwood employed for structural and decorative applications; sapwood reserved for fuel.
- No documented use of bast, bark, or leaf fibers for cordage, textiles, or pulp.

Properties relevant to use:
- Density: specific gravity reported in the range 0.80–0.90, indicating a heavy, hard material.
- Mechanical performance: high strength and stiffness suitable for load‑bearing structural members.
- Shrinkage: moderate tangential and radial shrinkage values reported, enabling stable dimensional performance in indoor environments.
- Durability: moderate natural resistance to decay, making it suitable for interior or protected exterior applications; not recommended for prolonged ground contact.

Standards and regulation:
- No specific ISO, ASTM, or EN product standards exist for Cassipourea guianensis timber.
- The species is subject to national timber grading and export regulations in Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana; export permits are required for commercial shipments.
- The wood is not listed in CITES appendices, reflecting its low trade volume and non‑threatened status.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Distribution: native to tropical lowland rainforests of the Guianas, including Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
- Conservation status: not evaluated by the IUCN Red List; the species is considered locally common within its range.
- Harvesting: extracted in small quantities for local construction and fuel; management is guided by national forest management plans that promote sustainable harvest rates.
- Trade: limited to regional markets; there is no significant international export market, contributing to a low ecological footprint.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Legnotis macrophylla	Mart. ex DC.	Prodr. 3: 34 (1828)
Legnotis cassipaurea	Sw.	Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 84 (1788)
Cassipourea broadwayi	Briq.	Candollea 4: 342 (1931)
Cassipourea elliptica var. latifolia	(Alston) Stehlé	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 92: 265 (1945)
Cassipourea elliptica var. psilogyna	Jonker	Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 38: 374 (1941)
Cassipourea guianensis var. serrata	(Benth.) Engl.	Fl. Bras. 12(2): 430 (1876)
Cassipourea guianensis var. trichopoda	Briq.	Candollea 4: 346 (1931)
Cassipourea latifolia	Alston	Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 266 (1922)
Cassipourea macrophylla	DC.	Prodr. 3: 34 (1828)
Cassipourea quadrilocularis	Spruce ex Benth.	Fl. Bras. 12(2): 429 (1876)
Cassipourea serrata	Benth.	J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 223 (1840)
Cassipourea elliptica var. alba	(Griseb.) Griseb.	Fl. Brit. W. I. 274 1860

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Name	Authority	First published in
Cassipourea guianensis var. psilogyne	(Jonker) Prance	Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 120:17:00. 2018
Cassipourea guianensis var. guianensis		Unknown

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- Brazil
  - Brazil North
  - Brazil Northeast
- Caribbean
  - Trinidad-Tobago
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana
  - Guyana
  - Suriname
  - Venezuela
- Western South America
  - Colombia

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000589631
USDA Plants	CAGU3
Tropicos	27600003
INPN	629279
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:719636-1
The Plant List	kew-2704462
PaleoBotany	73622
Open Tree Of Life	242195
NCBI Taxonomy	106621
IUCN Red List	150108839
IPNI	719636-1
iNaturalist	286058
GBIF	3086520
EOL	582739
USDA GRIN	456803
CMAUP	NPO12285

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Euphane triterpenoids of Cassipourea lanceolata from the Madagascar rainforest

Hou Y, Cao S, Brodie PJ, Miller JS, Birkinshaw C, Andrianjafy MN, Andriantsiferana R, Rasamison VE, TenDyke K, Shen Y, Suh EM, Kingston DG

Phytochemistry

13-Jan-2010

PMCID:	PMC2847016
doi:	10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.12.009
PMID:	20074760

Guinesine-A, -B and -C: new sulfur containing insecticidal alkaloids from cassipourea guianensis

Atsushi Kato, Momoyo Ichimaru, Yohei Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Mitsudera

Elsevier BV

25-Jul-2002

doi:	10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80479-2

Cassipoureamide-A and -B: new sulfur-containing amides from stem wood of Cassipourea guianensis.

Ichimaru M, Kato A, Hashimoto Y

J Nat Prod

01-Dec-2000

doi:	10.1021/NP000195O
PMID:	11141113

Occurrence of gerrardine in Cassipourea guianensis.

Kato A, Okada M, Hashimoto Y

J Nat Prod

01-Jul-1984

doi:	10.1021/NP50034A024
PMID:	6387055

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols / Long-chain fatty alcohols
(3S)-16,17-Didehydrofalcarinol	5469785	Click to see C=CCCCCCC=CCC#CC#CC(C=C)O	242.36	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(3S,8S,9Z)-3-hydroxyheptadeca-1,9,16-trien-4,6-diyn-8-yl] acetate	92033991	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C=CCCCCCC=C)C#CC#CC(C=C)O	300.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Acyclic diterpenoids
Phytol	5280435	Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(=CCO)C	296.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
Humulene	5281520	Click to see	204.35	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Germacrane sesquiterpenoids
Germacrene D	5317570	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C=CC(CC1)C(C)C	204.35	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Squalene	638072	Click to see	410.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic nitrogen compounds / Organonitrogen compounds / Amines / Alkanolamines / 1,2-aminoalcohols / N-acylethanolamines
(4S,5R)-5-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)trithiane-4-carboxamide	10800162	Click to see	241.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000195O
4-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)dithiolane-3-carboxamide	56617686	Click to see C1C(C(SS1)C(=O)NCCO)O	209.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000195O
5-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)trithiane-4-carboxamide	56619659	Click to see	241.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000195O
Lhffrrdcdothhs-uhnvwzdzsa-	10536395	Click to see	209.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP000195O
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones / Enones
(9Z)-1,9,16-Heptadecatriene-4,6-diyn-3-one	5281145	Click to see	240.34	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyrrolidines / N-alkylpyrrolidines
(3R,4R)-3-[(2R)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]dithiolan-4-ol	180066	Click to see	205.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80479-2
(3R,4R)-3-[(2S)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]dithiolan-4-ol	13644361	Click to see CN1CCCC1C2C(CSS2)O	205.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80479-2
(3R,4S)-3-[(2R)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]dithiolan-4-ol	180068	Click to see CN1CCCC1C2C(CSS2)O	205.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80479-2
(3S,4R)-3-[(2S)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]dithiolan-4-ol	13644364	Click to see	205.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80479-2
3-(1-Methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-1,2-dithiolan-4-ol	13644360	Click to see	205.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80479-2
Gerrardine	442637	Click to see CN1C(CCC1C2C(CSS2)O)C3C(CSS3)O	325.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80479-2 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50034A024
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives
Coumarin	323	Click to see	146.14	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins
Prenyletin	3873459	Click to see CC(=CCOC1=C(C=C2C=CC(=O)OC2=C1)O)C	246.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / p-Dioxolo[2,3-g]coumarins
Obliquin	6708593	Click to see	244.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Pachypodol	5281677	Click to see	344.30	unknown	via CMAUP database

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Cassipourea guianensis

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Synonyms Top

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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