Lauraceae FAMILY

Licaria salicifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Licaria salicifolia is an evergreen tree with a narrow, pointed crown; it can grow up to 15 metres tall. The straight bole can be 30cm 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 its wood, which is used locally and also traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCaribbean - Lesser Antilles to Puerto Rico.

HabitatForests in moist limestone and dry coastlands[ 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. ].