Sabiaceae FAMILY

Meliosma itatiaiae

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Meliosma itatiaiae is a semideciduous tree with an open crown; it can grow from 5 - 11 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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 for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatHigher slopes in the Atlantic rainforest, mainly in dense, primary formations, favouring well-drained soils; usually at elevations above 700 metres[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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. ].