Malvaceae FAMILY

Bombacopsis sessilis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bombacopsis sessilis is a deciduous tree growing 20 - 25 metres tall. The bole is cylindrical, though bent and often inclined, and can be 60cm in diameter. At its base, the bole develops small but distinct buttress roots that meld with it at a height of about one metre. Branches are relatively few in number, stout, and haphazardly arranged, yielding a thin, somewhat narrow, asymmetrical crown[ 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its fibre and edible seeds, which are used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral America - Panama, Costa Rica.

HabitatGrows almost exclusively in sandy soils and in near proximity to the ocean, often forming small stands[ 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. ].