Asteraceae FAMILY

Vernonanthura discolor

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vernonanthura discolor is a semideciduous tree with an open, oblong crown; it can grow 10 - 15 metres tall. The short, straight, cylindrical bole can be 30 - 50cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally. It is also used as a pioneer in reforestation schemes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil.

HabitatSemideciduous forests and Araucaria forests, where it is found mainly in secondary formations or where the forest has been degraded by human activity, favouring valley bottoms and moist hillsides[ 429 Title Root Crops Publication Author Kay. D.E. Revised by Gooding. E.G.B. Publisher Tropical Development and Crop Research: London. Year 1987 ISBN Description Detailed information on about 40 species of tropical root crops. ].