Rutaceae FAMILY

Euxylophora paraensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Euxylophora paraensis is a large tree, usually growing 25 - 30 metres tall but with some specimens up to 40 metres. The bole is usually unbranched for 6 - 8 metres and 40 - 80cm in diameter[ 341 Title South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species. Publication Author Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J. Publisher Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Year 1979 ISBN 0 643 02582 0 Description A very useful guide. , 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. , 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ]. A tree with a very ornamental, yellow wood that is much in demand both in its native country and abroad. It is commonly harvested from the wild.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Amazon areas of Brazil and Peru

HabitatLowland rainforest, on sites not subject to periodic inundation[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ].