Lecythidaceae FAMILY

Eschweilera reversa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eschweilera reversa is an evergreen tree with an elongate to rounded crown; it can grow 10 - 25 metres tall. The straight bole can be up to 80cm in diameter[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. , 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use in craftwork and as a source of fibre and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica.

HabitatWet or very humid forests at low to medium elevations[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. ].