Thymelaeaceae FAMILY

Daphnopsis americana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Most, if not all, species in this genus contain toxic alkaloids[ 528 Title Indicador de Madeiras e Plantas Uteis do Brasil. Publication Author Fonseca E. T. De Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Officinas graphicas Villas-Boas & Co.; Rio de Janeiro Year 1922 ISBN Description Brief details of some of the uses of Brazilian plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Daphnopsis americana is an evergreen shrub or tree; it can grow up to 15 metres tall[ 380 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardens Vol. 46 Publication Author Publisher Missouro Botanical Garden Year 1959 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. Amongst other things, this issue contains a review of the genus Daphnopsis. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Costa Rica to southern Mexico; Caribbean - Leeward Islands to Puerto Rico and Jamaica.

HabitatForests, generally associated with rivers, streams or other very moist habitats such as cloud forests. It shows a pronounced preference for soils which are volcanic in origin[ 380 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardens Vol. 46 Publication Author Publisher Missouro Botanical Garden Year 1959 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. Amongst other things, this issue contains a review of the genus Daphnopsis. ].