Rubiaceae FAMILY

Faramea occidentalis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Faramea occidentalis is a slender, glabrous, evergreen shrub or a tree with a pyramidal or elongate crown; it, rarely reaches a height of 9 metres, usually being much lower. The straight bole can be 8cm or more in diameter[331,447, 551]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, north through Central America to Mexico; Caribbean.

HabitatAn understorey plant, rather widely distributed in Guatemala, especially in the lowlands, growing in dense wet mixed forest or sometimes in dry thickets, at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].