Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Mabea pohliana
Mabea pohliana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mabea pohliana is a semideciduous shrub or tree with a narrow, dense, elongate crown; it can grow up to 12 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 15 - 25cm in diameter. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It can be used as a pioneer when restoring native woodland.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Bolivia.
HabitatSemideciduous, seasonal forests, growing mainly in more open and secondary formations, favouring sandy soils[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].