Malvaceae FAMILY

Bastardiopsis densiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bastardiopsis densiflora is an evergreen tree with a dense, roundish crown; it can grow 15 - 20 metres tall. The slightly contorted bole can be 30 - 60cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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 harvested from the wild for its wood. A fast-growing pioneer species, it can be used in reforestation schemes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru.

HabitatEdges of woods and forests, favouring moist slopes[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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. ].