Malvaceae FAMILY

Catostemma commune

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Catostemma commune is a tree growing up to 45 metres tall, though usually smaller[378. 444]. The long, slender, cylindrical bole has a very low taper and is of excellent form. Usually around 60cm in diameter, in exceptional trees the bole can be up to 100cm. It is unbuttressed and can be free of branches for 20 metres[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. ]. The tree is exploited commercially for its timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela.

HabitatMixed tall forest of greenheart, mora, and morakubea of Guyana; evergreen mixed forests, often with Eperua, in eastern Venezuelan Guyana, at elevations from 80 - 850 metres[ 444 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 74 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1987 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains a treatment of the genus Mezilaurus. ].