Libidibia punctata

Botanical Description

Libidibia punctata is an evergreen tree with a dense, vase-shaped crown; it can grow around 10 - 20 metres tall. The tree often branches from low down, forming a number of main stems[ 309 Title Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Publication Author Website http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/ Publisher University of Florida Year 0 ISBN Description PDF fact sheets on over 500 shrubs. , 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is favoured for turnery and is also used locally in construction. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens.