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Melastomataceae FAMILY Endangered

Mouriri completens

Mouriri completens

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mouriri completens is a tree with a sparse and irregular crown; it can grow up to 18 metres tall. The more or less straight bole can be 35cm in diameter[ 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The wood is highly prized locally and is commonly harvested from the wild. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Colombia; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica.
HabitatNot known