Malvaceae FAMILY

Pseudobombax tomentosum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pseudobombax tomentosum is a deciduous tree with a sparse, roundish crown; it can grow 4 - 10 metres tall. The short, cylindrical bole is 30 - 40cm in diameter with a thick, ridged bark[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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 harvested from the wild as a local source of fibre and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, eastern and central Brazil.

HabitatSavannahs and dry forest, in both primary and secondary formations, in both clayey and sandy soils so long as they are deep and fertile[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ]..