Melastomataceae FAMILY
Tetrazygia eleagnoides
Tetrazygia eleagnoides
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tetrazygia eleagnoides is an evergreen tree with a thin, erect, conical crown; it can grow 6 - 9 metres tall. The bole can be 15cm 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCaribbean - Leeward Islands to Puerto Rico.
HabitatHillsides and cutover lands in the moist limestone forest region of Puerto Rico[ 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. ].