Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Sapium stylare

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sapium stylare is a tree growing 12 - 18 metres tall. The tree is harvvested from the wild as a source of latex, which can be used to make rubber. It is possibly also harvested for its wood, which would be traded

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, north through Central America to Costa Rica.

HabitatPrimary and secondary forests.