Meliaceae FAMILY

Trichilia havanensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Trichilia havanensis is a shrub or a small tree growing up to 12 metres tall. The bole can be 20cm in diameter[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild to make brushes and for its wood. The branches are sometimes employed as decorations in houses and churches[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Venezuela, north to the Caribbean and through Central America to Mexico.

HabitatDry or moist thickets or mixed forest, often in second growth, at elevations up to 1,500 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].