Myrtaceae FAMILY

Calyptranthes grandifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calyptranthes grandifolia is an evergreen tree with a dense, narrow, elongated crown; it can grow 5 - 14 metres tall. The somewhat crooked bole can be 20 - 30cm 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. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - southern and eastern Brazil.

HabitatAtlantic rainforest, usually in the more advanced stages of secondary growth, preferring deep soils on gentle slopes. It is also sometimes found as an understorey tree in Araucaria forests[ 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. ].