A fact from Plathymenia appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 October 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the vinhática tree, Plathymenia reticulata(pictured), provides the preferred timber for making dugout canoes in Brazil, because it is resistant to rotting?
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"Plathymenia reticulata grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall...; in cerrado or savanna habitats, it is smaller..." In what habitats does P. reticulata reach its full 30 meters should be specified. If not in cerrado or savanna, then in rainforest? Well-watered suburbs? The reader does not know.--Wetman (talk) 19:44, 13 October 2013 (UTC)Reply
