Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Sebastiania commersoniana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sebastiania commersoniana is a deciduous shrub or tree with a spreading crown; it can grow 5 - 12 metres tall. The bole can be 30 - 50cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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 of its wood, especially as a fuel. It can be used in reforestation schemes, especially in wetter soils.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia.

HabitatAlluvial and gallery woods, normally near water, favouring open environments and moist to swampy soils[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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. ].