Wunderlichia cruelsiana

Botanical Description

Wunderlichia cruelsiana is a deciduous shrub or tree with a wide, open crown; it can grow 3 - 6 metres tall. The short, crooked bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter with a very thick, corky bark[ 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 timber, but is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use.