Olacaceae FAMILY

Aptandra tubicina

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aptandra tubicina is a small to medium-sized tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ]. An essential oil is obtained from the roots.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.

HabitatForest edges[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. Rainforests on non-flooded land at elevations below 400 metres[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ].