Myristicaceae FAMILY

Iryanthera macrophylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Iryanthera macrophylla is a tree with a conical or rounded crown; it can grow 9 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 22 - 60cm in diameter, and clear of limbs up to four-fifths its 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana.

HabitatWidely scattered, but not common; in dense forest growth free from seasonal inundations at elevations around 100 - 150 metres[ 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. ].