Rutaceae FAMILY

Amyris balsamifera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Balsam torchwood is an aromatic, evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 8 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for its essential oil. It has been cultivated for its oil and wood in several tropical countries outside its native range[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras; Caribbean - Puerto Rico to Cuba; N. America - Florida.

HabitatCoastal hammocks in Florida[ 72 Title Manual of the Southeastern Flora. Publication Author Small J.K. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of N. Carolina Press. Year 1933 ISBN Description Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].