Rubiaceae FAMILY

Isertia hypoleuca

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves can be poisonous[ 697 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 29 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachusetts. Year 1983 ISBN Description Some interesting notes on plant uses in tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Isertia hypoleuca is an evergreen tree with a dense, pyramidal or elongate crown; it can grow 6 - 12 metres tall. The straight bole often branches from low down, it can be 20 - 30cm 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 tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. An excellent pioneer species for restoring native woodland and establishing woodland gardens, it is also ornamental when in bloom and can be used in landscaping[ 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 - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatAmazon rainforest, in areas not subject to seasonal inundation, most commonly found as a colonizer in open areas and secondary formations[ 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. ]..