Styrax acuminatus
Pohl
Styracaceae
Strigilia acuminata (Pohl) Miers
Styrax alutaceus Seub.
Common Name:
Illustration of the leaves and flowers
Photograph by: Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl; Plantarum Brasiliae icones et descriptiones hactenus ineditae. Vol. 1
Public domain
General Information
Styrax acuminatus is a tree with a more or less cylindrical bole[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
It is sometimes harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Paraguay, southeast Brazil.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The white wood is very pliable, easily worked. It is used for carpentry, internal applications and as a source of pulp for paper making[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
461- Title
- Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil
- Publication
-
- Author
- Correa M.P.
- Publisher
- Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro
- Year
- 1926
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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