Actinidiaceae FAMILY

Saurauia tomentosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Saurauia tomentosa is a tree with an open crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The long, straight bole can be free of branches for up to 15 metres and 40cm in diameter[ 660 Title Revision of S. American Saurauria (Actinidiaceae). Publication Author Soejarto D.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History: Chicago. Year 1980 ISBN 0015-1746 Description A treatment of the S. American species in the genus Saurauia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use. A beautiful tree, it is worthy of cultivation[ 660 Title Revision of S. American Saurauria (Actinidiaceae). Publication Author Soejarto D.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History: Chicago. Year 1980 ISBN 0015-1746 Description A treatment of the S. American species in the genus Saurauia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.

HabitatWet mountain, submontane and secondary forest; edge of primary forest, open, wind-swept hillside; along shady wet places and streams; plantations; gardens; abandoned fields; roadside embankment and meadows; at elevations of 2,000 - 2,800 m[ 660 Title Revision of S. American Saurauria (Actinidiaceae). Publication Author Soejarto D.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History: Chicago. Year 1980 ISBN 0015-1746 Description A treatment of the S. American species in the genus Saurauia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].