Verbenaceae FAMILY

Citharexylum spinosum

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fiddle wood is a graceful deciduous or evergreen tree with fragrant blooms[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. It can grow up to 16 metres tall, with a bole more than 30cm in diameter, though it often assumes a more shrub-like habit and is much smaller[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 798 Title Citharexylum fruticosum. L. Péndula, fiddlewood. Verbenaceae. Verbena Family. Publication USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, Institute of Tropical Forestry; 4 p. (SO-ITF-SM; 34). Author Francis J.K. Website http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/30397 Publisher USDA Forest Service; New Orleans. Year 1990 ISBN Description A very detailed article on Citharexylum fruticosum. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of a good quality wood. The wood is especially valued for making musical instruments, and the plant is often also grown as an ornamental[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 798 Title Citharexylum fruticosum. L. Péndula, fiddlewood. Verbenaceae. Verbena Family. Publication USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, Institute of Tropical Forestry; 4 p. (SO-ITF-SM; 34). Author Francis J.K. Website http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/30397 Publisher USDA Forest Service; New Orleans. Year 1990 ISBN Description A very detailed article on Citharexylum fruticosum. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama; Caribbean - Trinidad to Cuba and the Bahamas.

HabitatRidge forests, especially on the coastal plain of the Guyanas[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. Drier habitats, generally at elevations below 500 metres[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]. Coastal areas, limestone hills, dry mountains and moist foothills, at elevations up to 900 metres[ 798 Title Citharexylum fruticosum. L. Péndula, fiddlewood. Verbenaceae. Verbena Family. Publication USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, Institute of Tropical Forestry; 4 p. (SO-ITF-SM; 34). Author Francis J.K. Website http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/30397 Publisher USDA Forest Service; New Orleans. Year 1990 ISBN Description A very detailed article on Citharexylum fruticosum. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].