Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Senefeldera verticillata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Senefeldera verticillata is an evergreen tree with a dense, elongated crown; it can grow 6 - 18 metres tall. The slender bole is often hollow, it can be 20 - 40cm 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 wood is an excellent fuel and is commonly harvested from the wild, and also often cultivated, for this purpose. It can be grown as a pioneer when restoring native woodland or establishing a woodland garden.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatAtlantic rainforest, growing in the more open areas and in secondary growth formations, commonly found invading abandoned agricultural fields[ 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. ].