Rhamnaceae FAMILY

Krugiodendron ferreum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Black ironwood is an evergreen shrub or tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall. The bole can be 20 - 50cm in diameter[ 82 Title Manual of the Trees of N. America. Publication Author Sargent. C. S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Dover Publications Inc. New York. Year 1965 ISBN 0-486-20278-X Description Two volumes, a comprehensive listing of N. American trees though a bit out of date now. Good details on habitats, some details on plant uses. Not really for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The tree produces a good quality, very heavy and hard wood that is highly valued when of large enough proportions. It is gathered from the wild for this wood, and also for the fruit, which is eaten locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral America - Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico; Caribbean - Antilles and the Bahamas to southeast N. America - Florida.

HabitatThickets and woods in the limestone regions of Puerto Rico[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. Coastal scrub-lands and thickets in the Bahamas[ 468 Title The Bahama Flora Publication Author Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F., New York. Year 1920 ISBN Description A botanical description, often accompanied by the plants habitat, of the Flora of the Bahamas. ].