Boraginaceae FAMILY

Cordia lasiocalyx

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cordia lasiocalyx is a tree with a small, irregular crown; it can grow 5 - 10 metres tall. The bole is straight and cylindrical, usually branching from low down[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. , 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of food and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Colombia; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica.

HabitatMoist forests at elevations from sea level to around 800 metres[ 485 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Vol 75 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden: Boston. Year 1988 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, an article on the flora of Tanzania, a treatment of the genus Xyris and one for the Panamanian Boraginaceae. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].