Nectandra cuspidata

Botanical Description

Nectandra cuspidata is an evergreen tree that can grow 5 - 30 metres tall. The bole has small, linear roots at the base[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. , 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 9 metres long and 35cm wide[ 492 Title Timbers of British Guiana Publication Author Stone H.: Freeman W.G. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher The Crown Agents for the Colonies: London. Year 1914 ISBN Description A guide to the woods of Guiana, though there is no description of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.