Polygonaceae FAMILY

Coccoloba rosea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Coccoloba rosea is an evergreen tree with a dense, elongated crown, growing 10 - 18 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be 30 - 40cm 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 is harvested from the wild for its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern and northeastern Brazil.

HabitatAtlantic and coastal rainforests, preferring well-drained soils[ 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. ].