Peraceae FAMILY

Pera arborea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pera arborea is an evergreen tree with a sparse, flat crown; it can grow 5 - 25 metres tall. The slender bole is seldom straigh, it can be 12 - 40cm in diametert[ 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. , 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used extensively in local house construction.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama to Belize.

HabitatEvergreen wet forest formations at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 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. ].