Myristicaceae FAMILY

Virola sebifera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Red ucuba is a semideciduous tree with a wide, pyramidal crown; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight, erect bole, which is often buttressed, can be free of branches for up to 23 metres and 30 - 40cm in diameter[ 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. , 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 556 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol.49 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1962 ISBN Description Contains part of a treatment of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, oil and medicinal uses. It is cultivated by the native people in the Amazon for its oil and medicinal uses[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. A very ornamental tree with an elegant shape, it has been used in reforestation projects and is recommended for landscaping, especially street planting[ 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 - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Central America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras.

HabitatFound mainly in savannah and semideciduous forests at higher elevations, almost always on well-drained soils[ 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. ]. It is not frequent in dense, primary forests[ 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. ]. Grows principally in secondary forests[ 341 Title South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species. Publication Author Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J. Publisher Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Year 1979 ISBN 0 643 02582 0 Description A very useful guide. ]. Found from sea level to 1,500 metres[ 556 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol.49 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1962 ISBN Description Contains part of a treatment of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].