Anacardium spruceanum

Botanical Description

Anacardium spruceanum is an evergreen tree with a sparse crown; it can grow 20 - 35 metres tall. The bole can be 60 - 80cm in diameter, with a slight swelling at the base[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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 yields a low quality timber and is sometimes harvested from the wild. An ornamental plant, valued especially for the attractive display of white leaves around the inflorescence, it can be used in landscaping in large gardens and parks[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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. , 669 Title Red Book of Crop Wild Relatives in Bolivia Publication Author Mora A. Et al Website http://www.cropwildrelatives.org/fileadmin/www.cropwildrelatives.org/documents/Red%20Book%20of%20CWR%20of%20BOL_eng.pdf Publisher VMABCC-BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL; Bolivia Year 2009 ISBN Description Basic information on a number of less well-known crops in Bolivia. ].