Juglandaceae FAMILY Endangered

Oreomunnea pterocarpa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oreomunnea pterocarpa is a tree growing 35 metres or more tall. The bole can be unbranched for up to 15 metres, 70cm in diameter, with plank buttresses extending 2.5 metres from the base[ 381 Title Timber Trees of Meso America. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/reports/MA2005/Annex%202.pdf Publisher UNEP Year 2005 ISBN Description A PDF document, published on the internet. Detailed reports on about 30 species of timber trees from Central America. , 723 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 59 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri. Year 1972 ISBN Description A series of botanical articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded locally. The tree is sparse in occurrence, usually found as isolated individuals. Little is known of its regenerative capacity, although it does not appear to be strong. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - Costa Rica, ?Panama, ?Mexico.

HabitatUsually found as isolated individuals on steep hillsides in moist and wet, evergreen forests[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 381 Title Timber Trees of Meso America. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/reports/MA2005/Annex%202.pdf Publisher UNEP Year 2005 ISBN Description A PDF document, published on the internet. Detailed reports on about 30 species of timber trees from Central America. ]. Lowland, moist, non-seasonal, closed forest at elevations from 500 - 1,500 metres[ 381 Title Timber Trees of Meso America. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/reports/MA2005/Annex%202.pdf Publisher UNEP Year 2005 ISBN Description A PDF document, published on the internet. Detailed reports on about 30 species of timber trees from Central America. ].