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Schinopsis quebracho-colorado
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Schinopsis quebracho-colorado

Schinopsis quebracho-colorado

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

The sawdust may cause headaches, dermatitis and asthma[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

A plant mainly of the subtropics, but also moving into the tropics. Prefers clay or clay-sandy soils[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Schinopsis+quebracho-colorado>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species. — Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J. · Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization · 1979 · ISBN 0 643 02582 0 ↩︎A very useful guide.
  2. [2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
  3. [3]Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods — USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab · USDA Forest Service · http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/ ↩︎A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point.