Amarilón ( Couratari guianensis ) It is a tree that reaches up to 30 m in height. The trunk is 70 cm to one meter in diameter, with bumps at the base and branches in the cup. Alternate simple leaves, grouped at the end of the branches. They have abundant terminal inflorescence, with pink flowers, reddish or lilacs of six sepals and six petals. The fruit is capsule shaped 10 cm long, woody and green, with a cap on the terminal part. The seeds are thin dark brown. It is found in forests from Costa Rica to Bolivia, Brazil and the Guianas, under 700 meters also on the Caribbean coast of Colombia and is very apploalike in jewelry for the elaboration of necklaces.