Peraceae FAMILY

Pera heteranthera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pera heteranthera is a semideciduous tree with a dense, globose crown; it can grow 5 - 9 metres tall. The short, cylindrical bole can be 20 - 30cm 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 of its wood. It is also suitable as a pioneer species in reforestation projects for native woodlands.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern and eastern Brazil.

HabitatHumid Atlantic forest tablelands, found mainly on slopes and usually occurring in secondary formations[ 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. ]