Salicaceae FAMILY
Homalium racemosum
Homalium racemosum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Homalium racemosum is an evergreen tree with a narrow or spreading crown; it can grow 20 metres or more tall. The bole can be 60cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Leeward Islands to Cuba.
HabitatForests, thickets and along the sides of streams in the coastal regions, limestone regions and lower to upper montane regions[ 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. ].