Proteaceae FAMILY

Lomatia hirsuta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lomatia hirsuta is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 8 metres tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a timber and dye plant.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador.

HabitatDwarf forest and scrub at elevations of 2,500 - 3,500 metres in Peru[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ].