Meliaceae FAMILY

Trichilia surinamensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Trichilia surinamensis is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow 5 - 11 metres tall[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 15 - 30cm in diameter, free of branches for more than half of its height[ 435 Title Solanaceae Source Publication Author Website http://solanaceaesource.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Incredible detail on all the species in Solanum (now also including the Tomatoes which were formerly in Lycopersicon). The site will eventually include all other Genera within the Solanaceae. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatCommon in both lowland and upland areas of northeast Peru, growing in open patches in flood-free forest or among low trees of second growth, at elevations from 150 - 750 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].