Ochnaceae FAMILY

Ouratea spectabilis

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ouratea spectabilis is a deciduous tree with a globose or irregular and sparse crown; it can grow 4 - 5 metres tall. In very poor savannahs it is more commonly found as a shrub 1 - 2 metres tall. The crooked bole can be 15 - 25cm tall with a corky bark[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It can be used as a pioneer when restoring native woodland and, being very ornamental when in bloom, it can be used for urban planting, being suitable for narrow streets and under power lines[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - southern, central and eastern Brazil.

HabitatSavannah and woodland savannah, favouring open areas at the bottom of slopes and in river valleys where the soil is deep and moist[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].