Moraceae FAMILY

Pseudolmedia laevis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pseudolmedia laevis is a tree with a dense, globose crown; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 20 metres, up to 75cm in diameter, has large surface roots and is buttressed[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. , 704 Title Illustrated Booklet of 25 Forest Species of Putumayo, Colombia. Publication Author Publisher USAID/Colombia. Year ISBN Description A PDF Document released on the Internet, giving good descriptions and brief notes on the uses of 25 tree species from Colombia. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood and latex.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatDense, flood-free forests at elevations around 165 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].