Myrospermum frutescens

Botanical Description

Myrospermum frutescens is a shrub or small tree, sometimes no more than 2 - 5 metres tall (in Guatemala), but growing up to 25 metres tall in northern S. America[ 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 local use of its wood. It is grown in soil conservation projects and has been trialled as a forestry tree in northern Mexico. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 1535 Title Establishment, growth and biomass production of 10 tree woody species introduced for reforestation and ecological re Publication Forest Ecology and Management xxx (2006) xxx–xxx Author Foroughbakhch R. et al Website http://10.1016/j.foreco.2006.08.012 Publisher Year 2006 ISBN Description ].