Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY

Sloanea terniflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The hairs of the seed capsule are easily detached; they penetrate the skin and can cause intense irritation similar to that of Mucuna[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].

Botanical Description

Sloanea terniflora is an evergreen tree with a rounded crown; it can grow 10 - 35 metres tall. The buttressed bole can be 20 - 100cm in diameter[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. , 677 Title Contributions from the Gray Herbarium Vol. 175 Publication Author Earle Smith C. Jr. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Massachusets Year 1954 ISBN Description A monograph of the Tropical American species of Sloanea. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana; C. America - Panama to Mexico.

HabitatDry or moist forest or thickets, at elevations up to 500 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. Found in primary forest and also as a relict in clearings and pastures[ 677 Title Contributions from the Gray Herbarium Vol. 175 Publication Author Earle Smith C. Jr. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Massachusets Year 1954 ISBN Description A monograph of the Tropical American species of Sloanea. ].