Chrysobalanaceae FAMILY
Parinari alvimii
Parinari alvimii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Parinari alvimii is an evergreen tree with a wide, spreading crown; it can grow 10 - 20 metres tall. The tall, cylindrical bole can be 30 - 60cm 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 yields a low-quality wood and is sometimes harvested from the wild.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.
HabitatAtlantic rainforest and coastal rainforest, more commonly in the open areas of secondary growth, favouring well-drained, sandy 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. ].