Meliaceae FAMILY

Guarea grandifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guarea grandifolia is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall. The bole can have buttresses up to 4 metres high[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. The wood is probably traded and the tree is probably planted to provide shade in coffee plantations.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to southern Mexico.

HabitatLocally abundant in upland rain and creek forests, especially on red, loamy soils and on bauxite[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].