Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus

Botanical Description

Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus is a semideciduous, aromatic shrub or small tree with a dense, characteristic, roundish crown; it can grow 4 - 10 metres tall. The normally straight bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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 its wood, which is used locally. The flower buds (cloves) can be used as a substitute for the true cloves. The plant can be grown as a pioneer when restoring native woodland or establishing a woodland garden and, with its ornamental qualities, can be used in urban plantings, especially for growing in narrow streets and under power lines[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ].