Rubiaceae FAMILY

Alseis peruviana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alseis peruviana is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow 9 - 24 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to two-thirds of its height and around 20 - 35cm in diameter[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador.

HabitatForests, usually in moderately scanty growth, at elevations from 120 - 450 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. ].