Achariaceae FAMILY
Lindackeria paludosa
Lindackeria paludosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lindackeria paludosa is a tree growing around 20 metres tall[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ]. The oil from the seed is harvested from the wild and used locally for treating leprosy and parasitic skin diseases.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, north to Colombia and Venezuela.
HabitatLowland forest on non-flooded land at elevations below 400 metres[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ].