Aspidosperma excelsum

Aspidosperma excelsum (common name Remo Caspi) is a tree in the Dogbane family Apocynaceae which grows up to one hundred feet (thirty meters) in height. It is native to Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Panama, and Costa Rica.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Its most interesting characteristic is its trunk, which has a deeply sinuous cross-section, usually described as stellate, It is thought these sinuosities offer some protection against strangling figs (ficus spp), Copay (Clusia spp) and other stranglers by making it more difficult to encircle the tree's cambium.^[6][7]

Aspidosperma excelsum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Aspidosperma
Species:	A. excelsum
Binomial name
Aspidosperma excelsum Benth.
Synonyms[1]
Macaglia excelsa (Benth.) Kuntze Aspidosperma nitidum Benth. ex Müll.Arg. Thyroma nitida (Benth. ex Müll.Arg.) Miers Aspidosperma aquaticum Ducke Aspidosperma marcgravianum Woodson