
Lafoensia glyptocarpa
Lafoensia glyptocarpa
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lafoensia glyptocarpa is a semideciduous tree with a dense, globose crown; it can grow 15 - 25 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be 40 - 60cm in diameter with a thick, deeply fissured bark[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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 timber. It can also be used as a pioneer species to restore woodland and has an elegant shape and magnificent foliage, so is widely used for street planting in southern Brazil[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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. ].