Polygonaceae FAMILY

Triplaris melaenodendron

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Hollow branches on the tree are almost invariably inhabited by savage ants that inflict painful bites when the tree is molested[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].

Botanical Description

Triplaris melaenodendron is an evergreen tree with a rounded crown; usually growing 6 - 12 metres tall but often larger[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is mainly used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Colombia; through Central America to Mexico.

HabitatThickets or forest of the Pacific plains and foothills, at elevations up to 750 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].