Poecilanthe ulei

Botanical Description

Poecilanthe ulei is a semideciduous tree with a dense, globose crown; it can grow 5 - 8 metres tall, occasionally reaching 15 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 30 - 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. , 1558 Title A Synopsis of the Genus Poecilanthe (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Brongniartieae) Publication Rodriguésia Vol 58 No 1, pp 255-264, 2007 Author Meireles J.E. & Tozzi A.M.G.de Azevedo Publisher Year 2007 ISBN 0370-6583 Description ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It is used to provide shade in cacao plantations and, since it is an ornamental small tree, it can be used in urban landscaping[ 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. ].