Peraceae FAMILY

Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus is a tree that usually grows up to 15 metres tall with some specimens up to 25 metres. The bole can be free of branches for more than half its height and 40cm in diameter[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. , 492 Title Timbers of British Guiana Publication Author Stone H.: Freeman W.G. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher The Crown Agents for the Colonies: London. Year 1914 ISBN Description A guide to the woods of Guiana, though there is no description of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatRainforests and savannah woodland[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].