Moraceae FAMILY

Pseudolmedia laevigata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The fruits of this tree are said by the Indians of the Rio Apaporis to be toxic[ 762 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 26 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1978 ISBN Description A series of botanical leaflets. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Pseudolmedia laevigata is a tree with a very open crown. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 18 metres[ 363 Title Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods Publication Author USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab Website http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/ Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 0 ISBN Description A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and as a source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana; C. America - Panama

HabitatRain forests[ 363 Title Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods Publication Author USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab Website http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/ Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 0 ISBN Description A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point. ].