Verbenaceae FAMILY

Citharexylum myrianthum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Citharexylum myrianthum is a deciduous tree with an open, irregular crown; it can grow 8 - 20 metres tall. The slightly twisted bole can be 40 - 60cm in diameter[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally. It is an excellent pioneer species for reforestation projects.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil.

HabitatWet to swampy soils in the Atlantic rainforest and gallery woods, usually near the coast; most commonly in secondary formations and rare in dense primary formations[ 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. ].