Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Campnosperma panamense

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Campnosperma panamense is an evergreen tree that can grow 10 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 9 metres and 25 - 35cm in diameter, occasionally to 60cm[ 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. , 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and sometimes traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua.

HabitatWet or very humid forests at low elevations[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. ].