Malpighiaceae FAMILY

Byrsonima lancifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Byrsonima lancifolia is an evergreen tree with a dense, wide, pyramidal crown; it can grow 10 - 15 metres tall. The short bole is more or less cylindrical, around 50 - 80cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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 plant is harvested from the wild for its wood and edible fruit, which are used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, central and eastern Brazil.

HabitatFound in both primary and secondary formations of broadleaved, semi-deciduous forests, mainly in sandy soils, at moderate elevations[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ].