Lecythidaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Eschweilera compressa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eschweilera compressa is a tree growing around 3.5 metres tall[ 959 Title The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London Vol. 30 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Linnean Society; London Year 1875 ISBN Description A botanical journal, it contains the first comprehensive (for its time) treatment of the genus Eschweilera. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood. The species range has been extensively reduced through urban expansion and exploitation for its timber. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil around Rio de Janeiro.

HabitatForests that are not subject to seasonal inundation, usually near the sea[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 959 Title The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London Vol. 30 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Linnean Society; London Year 1875 ISBN Description A botanical journal, it contains the first comprehensive (for its time) treatment of the genus Eschweilera. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].