Sapindaceae FAMILY

Matayba domingensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Matayba domingensis is an evergreen tree with a compact, slightly spreading canopy, growing 9 - 18 metres tall. The bole can be 45cm in diameter[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. Negra lora is an attractive, very hard, strong wood that is commonly harvested from the wild[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. , 471 Title Puerto Rican Woods. Agriculture Handbook No. 205 Publication Author Longwood F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington Year 1961 ISBN Description Descriptions of 60 timbers from Puerto Rica. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCaribbean - Cuba to the Virgin Islands.

HabitatMountain forests in the transition zone between the lower and upper mountain regions of Puerto Rico[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ].