Pithecellobium dulce

Botanical Description

Pithecellobium dulce is a fast-growing tree with a generally broad and spreading or rounded crown[ 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/ ]. It usually grows from 10 - 15 metres tall, but ranges between 5 and 18 metres[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Multiple boles are often formed, these are usually short, generally 30 - 50cm in diameter but up to 100cm[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 404 Title Digital Compendium of Forestry Species of Cambodia Publication Author Website http://www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com Publisher www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com; Phnom Penh Year 2008 ISBN Description A very detailed booklet, produced in PDF format on the internet, giving information on around 100 species of trees. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is also grown in South America for its edible fruit and seed, which are sold in local markets[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. , 1981 Title Rio Mayo Plants - A study of the flora and vegetation of the valley of the Rio Mayo, Sonora Publication Author Gentry H.S. Publisher Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington DC Year 1942 ISBN Description One of my favourite authors on native plants, often including their uses. This is an excellent example with lots of information, even though the book is 80 years old. ]. It is widely cultivated in the tropics as an ornamental, shade-providing plant that can also be used to make a hedge, and is sometimes grown as a pioneer species, helping to restore native wodland[ 302 Title Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide Publication Author Whistler. W. Arthur. Publisher Timber Press Inc. Oregon. Year 2000 ISBN 0-88192-448-2 Description An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses. , 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/ , 1981 Title Rio Mayo Plants - A study of the flora and vegetation of the valley of the Rio Mayo, Sonora Publication Author Gentry H.S. Publisher Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington DC Year 1942 ISBN Description One of my favourite authors on native plants, often including their uses. This is an excellent example with lots of information, even though the book is 80 years old. ].