Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Alchornea glandulosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alchornea glandulosa is an evergreen tree with a dense, spreading crown; it can grow 10 - 20 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 50 - 70cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It has potential for use in reforestation projects.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS, America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica.

HabitatRainforests, along river banks and on alluvial plains, especially in secondary formations. When in dense primary forest it is usually found along forest edges and in glades[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].