Chrysobalanaceae FAMILY

Licania buxifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Licania buxifolia is a tree with a heavy crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole is unbuttressed, usually cylindrical, around 40 - 60cm in diameter and unbranched for up to 18 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 harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It is also harvested commercially for export.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Guyana.

HabitatA canopy tree in rainforests[ 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. ].