Capparaceae FAMILY
Neocalyptrocalyx grandipetala
Neocalyptrocalyx grandipetala
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Neocalyptrocalyx grandipetala is an evergreen tree with a small, narrow crown; it can grow 12 - 25 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical 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. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its low quality wood and its edible fruit.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - eastern and northern Brazil.
HabitatA subcanopy to canopy tree in the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests, found mainly in dense, primary forests where it favours well-drained, sloping ground[ 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. ].