Malvaceae FAMILY

Basiloxylon brasiliensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Basiloxylon brasiliensis is an evergreen tree with a dense, ellipsoid crown; it can grow 20 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 50 - 80cm in diameter with large prop roots[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood. It can be used as a pioneer species when restoring native woodland and is a very exuberant plant that can be used in landscaping in parks and large gardens[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil, Peru.

HabitatAtlantic rainforest, favouring the more open primary formations as well as secondary growth areas, but usually avoiding the densest forest; usually found at elevations below 400 metres[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].