Caryocaraceae FAMILY

Caryocar glabrum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The ground up fruit is used as a potent fish poison[ 558 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 30 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University, Boston. Year 1984 - 1986 ISBN Description A series of botanical articles. It contains an article on the medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Soapwood is a tree with a dense, spreading crown; usually growing up to 25 metres tall but with exceptional specimens to 45 metres[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The moderately straight bole is cylindrical; around 75 - 100cm in diameter[ with thick buttresses; and unbranched for almost half its height[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. , 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of soap and wood. The wood is of good quality and is also exported[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatRainforests, preferring areas free from periodic inundation[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. , 452 Title The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture (6 volumes) Publication Author Bailey L.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher The MacMillan Company, Toronto. Year 1919 ISBN Description Rather dated, but it still contains a wealth of useful information. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].