Simira rubescens

Botanical Description

Simira rubescens is a small or medium-sized tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 7 metres or more tall[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The straight, fairly cylindrical bole is about 25cm in diameter, and unbranched for almost two-thirds the entire height[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is the source of a red dye and is also used as timber, both of which are traded.