Lauraceae FAMILY

Beilschmiedia emarginata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Beilschmiedia emarginata is an evergreen tree with a small, rounded crown; it can grow 14 - 22 metres tall. The slender bole can be 30 - 50cm in diameter[[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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 is harvested from the wild for its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - southern and eastern Brazil.

HabitatA canopy to subcanopy tree in dense, humid forests in foothills and mountains[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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. ].