Meliaceae FAMILY

Trichilia tuberculata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Trichilia tuberculata is a tree with a rounded crown and dense foliage growing 20 - 30 metres tall. Large trees, which have straight, cylindrical boles, can be 10 - 60cm in diameter, with small buttresses, and with branches only near the top[ 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 local use as a timber and fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; Central America - Panama, Costa Rica.

HabitatRainforests[ 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. ].