Sarcaulus brasiliensis

Botanical Description

Sarcaulus brasiliensis is an evergreen tree with a dense, fairly wide, elongate crown; it can grow 6 - 12 metres tall. The bole is superficially grooved, it can be 30 - 40cm 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.