Aloysia virgata

Botanical Description

Aloysia virgata is a deciduous shrub or small tree with a light, open crown; it can grow 4 - 6 metres tall. The bole, which usually branches from low down, can be 15 - 25cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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 wood and for its leaves, which can be used as a sandpaper. It is also often grown as a hedge and is a useful pioneer species for re-establishing woodland. A very ornamental plant when in bloom, its small size makes it a good tree for planting in streets, especially where there are overhead power lines[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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. ].