Burseraceae FAMILY
Dacryodes peruviana
Dacryodes peruviana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dacryodes peruviana is an evergreen tree growing up to 20 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.
HabitatWet lowland forest on sites not subject to inundation at elevations below 500 metres[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ]. Open woods at elevations around 700 metres[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].