Verbenaceae FAMILY
Duranta vestita
Duranta vestita
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Duranta vestita is a slightly spiny, deciduous shrub or tree with a small, open crown; it can grow up to 5 metres tall. The short bole generally branches from near the base, it can be 15 - 20cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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 as a fuel.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Argentina, southern and eastern Brazil.
HabitatAn understorey plant in mixed, humid woods, favouring gently sloping, well-drained soils[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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. ].