Castilla tunu

Botanical Description

Castilla tunu is a deciduous tree; it usually grows 15 - 20 metres tall, with some specimens up to 35 metres. The bole is sometimes more than 100cm in diameter, usually with buttresses[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. , 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a source of materials, especially the fibre obtained from the bark.