Moraceae FAMILY

Castilla ulei

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Caucho negro is a deciduous tree growing 20 - 40 metres tall[ 684 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 13 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Government Printing Office; Washington. Year 1909 - 1912 ISBN Description A botanical journal, it ncludes a treatment of the genus Castilla. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested in the wild for local use for its edible fruit and the latex obtained from its trunk. The tree is probably the best rubber-producing plant in its genus, and has been semi-cultivated for this in the past[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.

HabitatClearings and other open spots in primary forests, generally in company with Cecropia species; or in the fertile, sparsely wooded alluvial flats of valley bottoms[ 684 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 13 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Government Printing Office; Washington. Year 1909 - 1912 ISBN Description A botanical journal, it ncludes a treatment of the genus Castilla. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Rainforests, where it is found at elevations from sea level to 500 metres in Ecuador.