Fabaceae FAMILY
Grazielodendron riodocensis
Grazielodendron riodocensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Grazielodendron riodocensis is a semideciduous tree with an erect crown; it can grow 15 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 50 - 70cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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 yields an excellent quality timber and so is often harvested from the wild.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.
HabitatAn upper canopy tree in the dense, primary formations of the Atlantic rainforest[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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. ].