Fabaceae FAMILY

Myroxylon peruiferum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myroxylon peruiferum is a deciduous tree with a large, open, rounded crown; it can grow 10 - 20 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is sometimes buttressed, it can be 60 - 80cm in diameter[ 363 Title Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods Publication Author USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab Website http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/ Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 0 ISBN Description A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point. , 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 yields a good quality timber, for which it is commonly harvested from the wild and traded internationally. It also yields an essential oil that is used in perfumery and has a number of local medicinal uses. It can be grown as a pioneer for restoring woodland and, as an ornamental tree, it can be used in landscaping[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatA wide-ranging tree found in a wide range of forest types and soil types, growing in both dense primary forest and more open, 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. ].