Citharexylum caudatum
Verbenaceae FAMILY

Citharexylum caudatum

Citharexylum caudatum

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Citharexylum caudatum is an evergreen shrub or a tree; it can grow 5 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be 20cm in diameter[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. , 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood, It is often grown as an ornamental, and is a popular street tree in some areas[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. , 854 Title Plants of Hawaii Publication Author Starr F.; Starr K.; Loope L. Website http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/reports/ Publisher United States Geological Survey--Biological Resources Division; Year 2003 ISBN Description Fairly detailed reports on 92 plants found growing in Hawaii, often giving plant uses. Produced in PDF format, they can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, Colombia; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Windward Isles to Cuba.
HabitatUpper mountain forests and dwarf forests of mountain peaks in Puerto Rico[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. Woods and thickets in Panama[ 469 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 27 Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1928 ISBN Description Contains a Flora of the Panama Canal zone ].