Symplocaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Symplocos latifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Symplocos latifolia is an evergreen tree with a spreading crown; it usually grows around 6 - 10 metres tall with a bole 15cm or more 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 harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Although Symplocos latifolia is restricted to Puerto Rico, it is widespread there and under no immediate threat. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 2085 Title A taxonomic revision of Antillean Symplocos (Symplocaceae) Publication Phytotaxa 194 (1): 001-067, 2015 Author Fritsch P.W. & Almeda F. Website http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.194.1.1 Publisher Magnolia Press, Auckland, New Zealans Year 2015 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCaribbean - Puerto Rico

HabitatDry limestone forest, coastal scrub forest, thickets, wet premontane forest, pine plantations; at elevations from sea level to 700 metres, perhaps more[ 2085 Title A taxonomic revision of Antillean Symplocos (Symplocaceae) Publication Phytotaxa 194 (1): 001-067, 2015 Author Fritsch P.W. & Almeda F. Website http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.194.1.1 Publisher Magnolia Press, Auckland, New Zealans Year 2015 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ].