Balsamocarpon brevifolium

Botanical Description

Balsamocarpon brevifolium is a spiny shrub that can grow up to 2 metres tall. The seedpods are harvested commercially as a rich source of tannins. An attractive plant, it can be grown as an ornamental in drier areas[ 330 Title ChileFlora Publication Author Website http://www.chileflora.com/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Not realy a flora, but a lovely site with lots of helpful information for the gardener and an abundance of excellent photos covering over 2,000 species of Chilean plants. ].