Lauraceae FAMILY
Beilschmiedia pendula
Beilschmiedia pendula
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Beilschmiedia pendula is an evergreen tree growing up to 22 metres tall. The bole can be 75cm in diameter[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its good quality wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama to Honduras; Caribbean - Cuba to the Leeward Islands.
HabitatMontane broad-leafed forest, tropical wet forest, sometimes on limestone; at elevations from sea level to 1,680 metres[ 679 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 86 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1999 ISBN Description Among many articles on botany, is a treatment of the genus Beilschmiedia. ].