Lecythidaceae FAMILY

Eschweilera panamensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eschweilera panamensis is a tree with an elongate crown; it can grow up to 25 metres tall. The straight bole can be 40cm in diameter[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

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

HabitatDense primary forest, growing mainly on the ridges of hills, at elevations up to 300 metres[ 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. ].