Meliaceae FAMILY

Guarea gomma

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The roots are said to be toxic[ 558 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 30 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University, Boston. Year 1984 - 1986 ISBN Description A series of botanical articles. It contains an article on the medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Guarea gomma is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall[ 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 medicine 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, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Surinam.

HabitatUpland and montane rain forests[ 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. ].