Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Margaritaria nobilis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Margaritaria nobilis is a deciduous tree with an open, globose crown; usually growing 8 - 16 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 40 - 70cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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 plant can sometimes be more or less evergreen[ 726 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 60 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston, Mass. Year 1979 ISBN 0004-2625 Description A botanical journal containing various articles, including a review of the genus Margaritaria. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood, and is also suitable for use in re-establishing woodland. An ornamental tree, it can be used in landscaping projects[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Galapagos

HabitatFound in a range of forest types, growing mainly on alluvial plains and slopes[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ]. Seasonal rain or riparian forests, usually in areas of successional vegetation; mostly at lower elevations, but ascending to 1,000 metres[ 726 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 60 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston, Mass. Year 1979 ISBN 0004-2625 Description A botanical journal containing various articles, including a review of the genus Margaritaria. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].