Lecythidaceae FAMILY

Lecythis tuyrana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lecythis tuyrana is an evergreen tree that can grow to around 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be free of branches for around 8 metres and up to 80cm in diameter[ 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 870 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 45 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis Year 1958 ISBN Description A botanical journal. This edition includes a part of the Flora of Panama.. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wod. It is sometimes planted for ornament[ 870 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 45 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis Year 1958 ISBN Description A botanical journal. This edition includes a part of the Flora of Panama.. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama.

HabitatLowland forests[ 870 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 45 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis Year 1958 ISBN Description A botanical journal. This edition includes a part of the Flora of Panama.. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Alluvial floodplains[ 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].