Rubiaceae FAMILY

Chimarrhis cymosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chimarrhis cymosa is an evergreen tree growing up to 25 metres tall. The straight bole has shallow buttresses and can be up to 180cm in diameter[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. ]. The trees are harvested from the wild for their timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCaribbean - Trinidad and Tobago, Leeward and Windward Islands.

HabitatMainly found in wet lowlands and borders of streams, it also occurs in limited quantities at higher elevations[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. ].