Malvaceae FAMILY
Scleronema praecox
Scleronema praecox
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Scleronema praecox is a tree that can grow to 35 metres tall[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ]. The bole can be 50 - 80cm in diameter[ 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northwest Brazil, Peru, Colombia.
HabitatLowland rain forest, on land not subject to seasonal inundation[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ].