Cedro María (Calophyllum brasiliense) is Costa Rica's master of wet soils, thriving in swamps and flooded forests where other timber trees cannot survive. Its beautiful reddish wood and ecological importance make it a treasure of the Caribbean lowlands.

Cedro María is one of few timber trees that actually prefers flooded soils. It dominates swamp forests and riparian areas, providing essential habitat in ecosystems too wet for other trees. It's a keystone species of Costa Rica's tropical wetlands.

Cedro María wood is prized for its beautiful reddish color, good durability, and workability. The interlocked grain creates attractive striped figure when quarter-sawn.

Calophyllum brasiliense is that rare combination — a beautiful timber tree that grows where no others can. In Costa Rica's swamp forests and flooded lowlands, Cedro María stands as a sentinel, its buttressed trunk anchored in waterlogged soils, providing habitat for wetland wildlife while producing some of the most attractive wood in the neotropics. Protecting this species means protecting the wetlands themselves.

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