Fabaceae FAMILY

Cynometra hemitomophylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cynometra hemitomophylla is an evergreen tree with a dense, rounded crown; it can grow 25 - 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 100cm in diameter. The lower 2 metres of the bole are dominated by long, thin, buttresses that disappear into the ground after subdividing and snaking around the base of the tree[ 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its timber. It would make an excellent ornamental and shade tree[ 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral America - Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico.

HabitatA canopy tree of humid, primary forests, growing on well drained hillsides and valleys as well as along the sandy coastline[ 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. ].