Boraginaceae FAMILY
Cordia toqueve
Cordia toqueve
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cordia toqueve is a flat-topped, deciduous tree growing around 8 metres tall. The trunk is straight, slender and cylindrical, free of branches for up to 5.5 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. The fruit is also possibly eaten.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana; C. America - Panama
HabitatLowland areas, growing in dense, flood-free forest; at elevations up to 120 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. ].