Myristicaceae FAMILY
Iryanthera hostmannii
Iryanthera hostmannii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Iryanthera hostmannii is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 25 - 35cm in diameter, and free of branches for up to 9 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama.
HabitatDense primary forest[ 521 Title Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15 Author Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; USA. Year 1984 ISBN 0015 - 0746 Description Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].