Combretaceae FAMILY
Buchenavia oxycarpa
Buchenavia oxycarpa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Buchenavia oxycarpa is a tree that can grow 20 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for more than half of the tree's height[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador.
HabitatHumid forests, often near rivers and on land subject to periodic inundation[ 363 Title Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods Publication Author USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab Website http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/ Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 0 ISBN Description A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point. , 753 Title Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 3 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher The British Museum; London. Year 1965 ISBN Description A botanical magazine, amongst the various articles is a monograph of the genus Buchenavia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].