Apocynaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Lacmellea gracilis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lacmellea gracilis is a shrub or small tree growing up to 3.6 metres tall. The bole is slender and usually unbranched for up to half of the tree's height[ 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 the local use of its edible fruit, latex and timber. Lacmellea gracilis The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2023)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - northern Peru to Brazil.

HabitatLowland Amazonian rainforest, growing in dry loams along the margins of the forest at elevations around 400 metres[ 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. , 452 Title The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture (6 volumes) Publication Author Bailey L.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher The MacMillan Company, Toronto. Year 1919 ISBN Description Rather dated, but it still contains a wealth of useful information. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].