Sapindaceae FAMILY

Matayba guianensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The fruit is considered poisonous and, if eaten, is said to make a person mentally unbalanced[ 592 Title Contributions to The Flora of Venezuela. Publication Author Steyermark J.A. Et al Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Chicago Natural History Museum; Chicago. Year 1951 - 1957 ISBN Description An excellent flora, though made at a time when botanical knowledge of the areas was still very lacking. ].

Botanical Description

Matayba guianensis is a semideciduous tree with a wide, dense crown; it can grow from 6 - 24 metres tall although in more open areas such as the savannah it is likely to be smaller and may be more shrub-like. The bole is generally short and crooked, around 30 - 60cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It can be grown as a pioneer species when restoring native woodland[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatRainforests, semideciduous forests and savannah; found in a variety of sites in both open and more closed situations[ 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. ].