Clusiaceae FAMILY

Symphonia globulifera

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Boarwood is a slow-growing, evergreen tree with a dense and narrow crown, that can grow 30 metres or more tall but is more commonly around 15 metres tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ]. The bole, which is sometimes supported on stilt roots, is long, straight and cylindrical, and can be more than 100cm in diameter[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The tree has a wide range of uses, as a medicine, food and source of resin and wood. It is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and the timber has sometimes been exported. The tree is grown as an ornamental, being valued especially for its attractive red flowers[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical America - Brazil to Mexico; the Caribbean; Tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Uganda, Angola

HabitatWet, often swampy forest, at or a little above sea level in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. Larger specimens usually grow in mixed evergreen, wet forests, whilst smaller specimens form nearly pure, often very extensive, stands in areas of freshwater swamps[ 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ].