Malvaceae FAMILY

Patinoa paraensis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Patinoa paraensis is an evergreen tree with an elongated crown; it can grow 15 - 30 metres tall. The bole, which has large, verticillate knots from the lower branches, can be 30 - 45cm 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 local use as a source of fibre, oil and wood. The fruit is also possibly edible.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, northern Brazil, Ecuador.

HabitatHumid floodplain forests in the Amazon, and also on river banks[ 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. ]. Usually found in primary formations, but can also be found in more advanced secondary formations[ 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. ].