Annonaceae FAMILY
Oxandra sessiliflora
Oxandra sessiliflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Oxandra sessiliflora is a shrub or a tree that can grow from 1 - 25 metres tall. The stem can be 8 - 20cm in diameter[ 2121 Title Revision of Oxandra (Annonaceae) Publication Blumea 61, 2016; 215-266 Author Junikka L. et al Website https://doi.org/10.3767/000651916X694283 Publisher Year 2016 ISBN Description Includes many plant uses recorded by plant collectors. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil
HabitatDry vegetations like caatinga, cerrado, sometimes in forest on terra firme, on sandy soil; at elevations up to 360 metres[ 2121 Title Revision of Oxandra (Annonaceae) Publication Blumea 61, 2016; 215-266 Author Junikka L. et al Website https://doi.org/10.3767/000651916X694283 Publisher Year 2016 ISBN Description Includes many plant uses recorded by plant collectors. ].