Rubiaceae FAMILY

Guettarda speciosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sea randia is a small, evergreen tree, with fragrant, long, tubular, white flowers, it can grow up to 10 metres tall with branches produced from low down[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. , 339 Title Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for Sustainability Publication Author W.C. Clarke and R.R. Thaman (Editors) Website http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80824e/80824E00.htm#Contents Publisher United Nations University Press, Tokyo Year 1993 ISBN 92-808-0824-9 Description The guide includes information on 100 species of plants for Agroforestry. It is also available on the web at the address given above. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for a range of local uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern Africa through tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

HabitatCoastal strand, rocky or sandy coastal habitats[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. ].