Caryocar amygdaliferum

Botanical Description

Caryocar amygdaliferum is a very large, evergreen tree capable of growing up to 55 metres tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The bole has buttresses that can be up to 3 metres tall[ 708 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 63 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1976 ISBN Description Among many articles on botany, is part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The tree produces a large edible seed that is often gathered from the wild by local people[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ]. The wood is harvested from the wild and used commercially. The tree is rare in the wild and has been listed as endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2009)[ 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. ].