Picramniaceae FAMILY

Picramnia pentandra

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Picramnia pentandra is an evergreen shrub or tree with relatively few, slender branches; it can grow up to 6 metres tall. The bole can be 10cm in diameter[ 692 Title Wildland Shrubs of the United States and its Territories: Thamnic Descriptions Publication Author Francis J.K. (Editor) Website http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/wildland_shrubs.htm Publisher USDA; Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestr Year 2000 ISBN Description An excellent series of papers, in PDF format, from various authors giving quite detailed information on a range of shrubs growing in the United States and its Territories. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It can be used as a pioneer species for restoring native woodland and is grown as an ornamental in Forida and Cuba

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Colombia, Venezuela; Caribbean - Puerto Rico to Cuba and the Bahamas; SE N. America - Florida.

HabitatCoastal hummocks, growing in both remnant forests and the more open secondary formations; at elevations up to 600 metres[ 692 Title Wildland Shrubs of the United States and its Territories: Thamnic Descriptions Publication Author Francis J.K. (Editor) Website http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/wildland_shrubs.htm Publisher USDA; Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestr Year 2000 ISBN Description An excellent series of papers, in PDF format, from various authors giving quite detailed information on a range of shrubs growing in the United States and its Territories. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].