Centrolobium tomentosum

Botanical Description

Centrolobium tomentosum is a deciduous tree with a dense, spreading crown; it can grow 10 - 22 metres tall. The bole can be 30 - 60cm in diameter, with prominent buttresses[ 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. , 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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 decorative wood is greatly valued for cabinet making, so the tree is commonly harvested from the wild[ 480 Title Green Manures and Manuring in the Tropics Publication Author Sornay P. De. Translated by Flattely F.W. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher John Bale, Sons and Danielsson Ltd.: London Year 1916 ISBN Description An excellent work on the subject, even if it was written almost 100 years ago. It also includes a section of useful Legumes. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. It can be grown as a pioneer species for restoring woodland and, being very ornamental when in bloom, is suitable for planting along streets, in squares and parks, though it has the disadvantage that its thorny seeds can be dispersed over long distances by the wind[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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. ].