Actinidiaceae FAMILY
Saurauia bullosa
Saurauia bullosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Saurauia bullosa is a tree with an open crown; usually growing up to 10 metres tall but with some specimens to 20 metres. The straight to crooked bole can be 20 - 40cm in diameter[ 660 Title Revision of S. American Saurauria (Actinidiaceae). Publication Author Soejarto D.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History: Chicago. Year 1980 ISBN 0015-1746 Description A treatment of the S. American species in the genus Saurauia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The fruit is gathered from the wild for local use. It is occasionally sold with other wild fruits in local markets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.
HabitatWet mountain forest, cloud forest, moist Cinchona forest, Podocarpus forest, slopes with secondary forest, rolling hills, wet ravines and gullies, by streams, grassy slopes, cultivated fields, gardens, at elevations from 1,500 - 3,600 m[ 660 Title Revision of S. American Saurauria (Actinidiaceae). Publication Author Soejarto D.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History: Chicago. Year 1980 ISBN 0015-1746 Description A treatment of the S. American species in the genus Saurauia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].