Meliaceae FAMILY
Trichilia poeppigii
Trichilia poeppigii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Trichilia poeppigii is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 15 metres tall. The bole is erect and cylindrical, unbranched for the first 2 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; Central America - Panama.
HabitatOpen, dry patches in dense forest that are free from periodical inundation[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].