Fabaceae FAMILY

Lonchocarpus castilloi

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lonchocarpus castilloi is a small to large tree that can sometimes grow up to 35 metres tall. The bole can be up to 100cm in diameter[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its tough and durable wood, which is traded[ 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - Belize, Guatemala to southern Mexico.

HabitatWet thickets or forest, at or a little above sea level[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].