Weinmannia paulliniifolia
Cunoniaceae FAMILY

Weinmannia paulliniifolia

Weinmannia paulliniifolia

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Weinmannia paulliniifolia is a tree with an irregular crown; it can grow 8 - 14 metres tall. The short, somewhat crooked bole can be 30 - 40cm in diameter[ 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. ]. In more exposed positions and poor soils the plant remains a small shrub. The tree is occasionally harvested from the wild for its tannin-rich bark and timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - southern and eastern Brazil.
HabitatAtlantic rainforest, mainly in secondary formations and on upper slopes, open forests etc at higher elevations[ 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. ]. Also found in coastal forests, but there mainly as a shrub[ 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. ].