Connaraceae FAMILY

Connarus suberosus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Connarus suberosus is a deciduous tree with a longish, upright crown; it can grow 4 - 7 metres tall. The short, crooked bole can be 15 - 25cm in diameter with a thick, corky bark[ 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. It has potential as a source of cork.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - central, eastern and northern Brazil, Bolivia.

HabitatSavannah and wooded savannah, usually above elevations of 700 metres, favouring well-drained, sandy soils of low fertility[ 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. ].