Lecythidaceae FAMILY

Gustavia speciosa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gustavia speciosa is an evergreen tree with a wide, dense crown; it can grow 12 - 20 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be 30 - 40cm 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 commonly harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, and is also sometimes harvested for its wood. It is cultivated in Colombia as a fruit crop and is also sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatA subcanopy tree in the Amazon rainforest, in both the dense, primary forest and also in areas of advanced secondary growth; usually in areas subject to seasonal inundation[ 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. ].