Lecythidaceae FAMILY

Lecythis ampla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lecythis ampla is a large, deciduous tree with a spherical crown; it can grow up to 45 metres tall[ 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ]. The bole is straight and cylindrical, 100 - 160cm in diameter, lacking branches in the basal two-thirds[ 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ]. It does not have buttresses but shows short, thick abutments[ 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ]. The tree is gathered from the wild for timber, tannins and fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthwestern S. America - Colombia, Ecuador, through Central America to Nicaragua.

HabitatAn emergent tree in the canopy of very humid tropical forests[ 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ].