Moraceae FAMILY

Bagassa guianensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bagasse is a large, well-formed, semideciduous tree with a flat, umbrella-shaped crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The unbuttressed, cylindrical bole is generally 50 - 60cm in diameter, though it can reach 90cm. It can be unbranched for the first 18 - 20 metres[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food and timber. The wood is of good quality and is harvested commercially.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - northern Brazil, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana.

HabitatA canopy tree in rainforests at low to moderate elevations[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. ].