Luehea candicans
Malvaceae FAMILY

Luehea candicans

Luehea candicans

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Luehea candicans is a semideciduous tree with a dense, oblong crown; it can grow 8 - 12 metres tall. The short, cylindrical bole can be 30 - 40cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood. It can be used as a pioneer when restoring native woodland. An attractive tree, valued especially for its floral display and dense crown, it is suitable for use in landscaping[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela.
HabitatBroadleaved, semideciduous forests, growing in open, secondary formations; favouring well-drained sandy soils[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].