Araliaceae FAMILY

Dendropanax arboreus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dendropanax arboreus is a fast-growing, evergreen, glabrous tree, rather sparsely branched, with a spreading, rounded crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall, but is often only a shrub. The straight bole can be 30cm in diameter[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. The tree produces a useful timber and is commonly harvested from the wild. It is also harvested for local medicinal uses and is grown as a shade tree in coffee plantations.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad to Cuba.

HabitatMoist or wet, usually mixed forest or thickets, often in second growth, sometimes in hedges, usually below 1,500 metres but very rarely at higher elevations[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].