Lecythidaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Allantoma integrifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Allantoma integrifolia is a tree. The bole can be 70 - 90cm in diameter[ 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its good quality timber which is commonly traded. The species is under threat from increasing land settlement and fires. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil.

HabitatRainforests, in areas not subject to seasonal inundation[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].