Hernandiaceae FAMILY

Hernandia sonora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Jack in a box is a fairly fast-growing, handsome, evergreen tree with an open, irregular crown and showy panicles of flowers[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. It grows up to 20 metres tall[ 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. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for a range of local uses, and is also often grown as an ornamental in gardens and along streets[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCaribbean - Barbados; Cuba; Guadeloupe; Montserrat; Puerto Rico; St. Vincent and Grenadines.

HabitatForests[ 356 Title The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago. Publication Author Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr. Publisher Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago. Year 1951 ISBN Description Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses. ]. Wet and semideciduous forests[ 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ]. Frequently found along river banks and in very wet places in lowland areas, it grows at elevations from sea level to 500 metres[ 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ].