Juglandaceae FAMILY

Juglans pyriformis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves are thrown into streams in order to stupefy fish^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree

Growth—

A plant of moderate to higher elevations in the tropics, in areas where there is good rainfall^[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Juglans+pyriformis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Trees and Shrubs of Mexico — Standley P.C. · Smithsonian Institution; Washington · 1926 ↩︎Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[2]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 38 — Various · Harvard University. · 1957 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Amongst other things, it contains an article on the Juglans of central America. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[3]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
[4]Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. — Chudnoff. Martin. · USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. · 1984 ↩︎Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.