Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Handroanthus billbergii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Handroanthus billbergii is a deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow from 1 - 15 metres tall[ 888 Title Phytologia Vol. 35 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harold and Alma Moldenke; New Jersey. Year 1976 ISBN Description A botanical publication with a specific purpose of publishing the names and descriptions of newly described species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 2095 Title Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae) Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370 Author Gentry A.H. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 1992 ISBN 0-89327-368-6 Description ]. This species is one of the most important timber trees in Ecuador, where it is commonly harvested from the wild for local use[ 887 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 79 Publication Author van der Werff H. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1992 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal, it includes an article on the ethnobotanical uses of the plant family Bignoniaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; Caribbean - Netherland Antilles, Aruba, Cuba.

HabitatDry rocky chaparrel at elevations up to 500 metres in Venezuela[ 592 Title Contributions to The Flora of Venezuela. Publication Author Steyermark J.A. Et al Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Chicago Natural History Museum; Chicago. Year 1951 - 1957 ISBN Description An excellent flora, though made at a time when botanical knowledge of the areas was still very lacking. ]. Dry coastal forests, thickets[ 888 Title Phytologia Vol. 35 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harold and Alma Moldenke; New Jersey. Year 1976 ISBN Description A botanical publication with a specific purpose of publishing the names and descriptions of newly described species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].