Celastraceae FAMILY

Goupia glabra

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Goupia glabra is a large, semi-deciduous, canopy tree that can grow up to a height of 40 metres. The cylindrical bole, which is buttressed and can be 12 - 20 metres long, has a diameter of around 50 - 60 cm, with occasional specimens up to 90cm[ 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. , 341 Title South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species. Publication Author Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J. Publisher Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Year 1979 ISBN 0 643 02582 0 Description A very useful guide. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. The wood is also traded commercially.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama.

HabitatFound in rain forests, lower montane forests and marsh forests, usually on sandy or loamy soils[ 341 Title South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species. Publication Author Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J. Publisher Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Year 1979 ISBN 0 643 02582 0 Description A very useful guide. ].