Apocynaceae FAMILY

Malouetia cestroides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Malouetia cestroides is a deciduous tree with a sparse, roundish crown; it can grow 4 - 8 metres tall. The straight, more or less cylindrical bole can be 20 - 35cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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 tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It can be used as a pioneer in planting schemes to restore native woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatAtlantic rainforest growing on the tablelands in both dense primary forest and secondary growth areas. Found in most soil types, but strongly favouring deep, fertile soils, and commonly found in land that is subject to periodic inundation[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ].