Malpighiaceae FAMILY

Bunchosia nitida

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bunchosia nitida is an evergreen tree growing 7 - 15 metres tall. The thin, straight bole can grow up to 20cm in diameter[ 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 harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, which is consumed locally. The tree also has good potential for use as a pioneer species to re-establish woodlands.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; Central America - Panama to Mexico.

HabitatAn understorey tree, normally found along forest edges, open areas in the forest and along the sides of beaches[ 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. ]. Moist, wet, or rather dry thickets, sometimes in rather open forest, at elevations up to 1,400 metres[ 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/ ].