Malvaceae FAMILY

Pseudobombax marginatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pseudobombax marginatum is a deciduous tree with a sparse, elongate crown; it can grow 6 - 12 metres tall. The more or less straight and cylindrical bole can be 30 - 40cm 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 sometimes harvested from the wild as a source of fibre and wood for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, southern, central, eastern and northeastern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru.

HabitatRainforests, savannah and the dry forests of northeast Brazil. It is found in moist, alluvial soils, often near rivers, and also sometimes in open ground[ 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. ].