Malvaceae FAMILY

Eriotheca pubescens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eriotheca pubescens is a deciduous tree with an irregularly-shaped canopy, growing 6 - 10 metres tall. The bole branches from quite low down[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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 tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of fibre and stuffing material.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil.

HabitatSavannah woodland, usually in secondary formations[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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. ].