Rubiaceae FAMILY

Simira gardneriana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Simira gardneriana is a deciduous tree with an upright but irregular, open crown; it can grow 4 - 7 metres tall. The short, somewhat crooked bole can be 15 - 25cm 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. , 671 Title Novon Vol. 10 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 2000 ISBN Description A series of articles, mainly involved with naming new plants, but also giving lots of information about each species described. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood, which is also probably the source of a dye that is traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northeast Brazil.

HabitatSemi-arid forest and scrubland, growing in both areas of more dense growth as well as in more open areas, preferring clay soils on gently sloping land[ 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. ].