Heliocarpus appendiculatus

Botanical Description

Heliocarpus appendiculatus is a shrub or tree with an elongate or pyramidal crown; it can grow up to 15 metres tall[ 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/ , 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 751 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 36 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Gardens; Mass. Year 1949 ISBN Description A botanical journal, it contains a monograph of the genus Heliocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The straight bole can be 30 - 40cm in diameter[ 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/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood and fibre.