Jodina rhombifolia
Santalaceae FAMILY

Jodina rhombifolia

Jodina rhombifolia

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Jodina rhombifolia is a small, evergreen tree with an elongated, pyramidal crown; it can grow up to 8 metres tall. The straight bole can be 35cm in diameter[ 549 Title Flore Forestiere Du Globe Publication Author Chnacerel L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Gauthier-Villars et Co.; Paris. Year 1920 ISBN Description Written in French, a very detailed work on the timbers of the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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 leaves are spiny[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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 plant is a popular herbal medicine in southern S. America and is also a source of timber, fuel and tannins. The bark is gathered from the wild as a commercial source of tannins. A very ornamental plant with small, aromatic flowers.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil, Bolivia.
HabitatAn understorey tree in Araucaria forests and in coastal broadleaved forests, preferring well-drained soils[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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. ].