Cariniana is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1842.[2][3] The entire genus is native to South America.[1] Many are of importance for timber production.[4][5][6][7] Species of this genus may be known commonly as jequitibá.[8]
^Killeen, T. J., E. García Estigarribia & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 1993. Guía de Árboles de Bolivia 1–958. Herbario Nacional de Bolivia & Missouri Botanical Garden, Edit. Quipus srl., La Paz.
^Killeen, T. J. & T. S. Schulenberg. 1998. A biological assessment of Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado, Bolivia. Rapid Assessment Program Working Papers 10: 1–372
^Justiniano, M. J. & T. Fredericksen. 1998. Cariniana ianeirensis (Lecythidaceae) a new record for Bolivia. Revista de la Sociedad Boliviana de Botánica 2(1): 70–74
^Prance, G. T. & S.A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae–Part I. The actinomorphic–flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, & Cariniana). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21: 1–270.
^Richter, H.G., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2000 onwards. Cariniana spp.Archived 21 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Commercial Timbers. Version: 25 June 2009.