Connaraceae FAMILY
Connarus patrisii
Connarus patrisii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Connarus patrisii is a tall shrub or a small tree with a wide-spreading crown; it can grow up to 8 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is slender, and unbranched for about 2 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. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas.
HabitatAmongst low trees and shrubs along hill slopes, favouring sandy loam soils at elevations up to 480 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. ].