Myristicaceae FAMILY

Otoba novogranatensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Otoba is a tall tree reaching up to 40 metres in height. Especially when growing in swampy areas, it has a conspicuously buttressed bole which can be more than 1 metres in diameter and is straight and cylindrical in the upper two-thirds[ 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its resin and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthwestern S. America - Colombia and Ecuador to Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica in C. America.

HabitatHumid and very humid tropical primary and secondary forests of the coastal lowlands and premontane zones, usually on fertile soils[ 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ].