Malvaceae FAMILY

Pseudobombax simplicifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pseudobombax simplicifolium is a deciduous tree with a wide, open, umbrella-shaped crown; it can grow 4 - 7 metres tall. The long, pendulous branches reach almost down to the ground. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 30 - 45cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its fibre and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northeastern Brazil.

HabitatDry forests, often growing in the soil of chalky rocks[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ].