Boraginaceae FAMILY
Cordia silvestris
Cordia silvestris
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cordia silvestris is an evergreen tree with a dense, rounded crown; it can grow 8 - 25 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 30 - 50cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a source of food and wood. It also has potential for use as a pioneer species.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - southern and eastern Brazil.
HabitatA very rare tree in primary rainforests, more commonly found in secondary formations, growing on wet, forested slopes from near the coast to submontane areas[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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. ].