Couma rigida

Botanical Description

Couma rigida is a deciduous tree growing 5 - 12 metres tall in the higher parts of its range, but up to 20 metres in the coastal rainforests. The bole can be erect or crooked[ 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 edible fruit is popular within its native range, where it is often harvested from the wild and sold in local markets.