Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-655.42.__
Dictyoloma vandellianum
Region: south America, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador.
Habitat: Atlantic rainforest; open and secondary growth areas; pastures, thickets; sandy loam soils,; prefers a sunny position; tolerant of dry soils.
Use: soap and source of wood; restoring native woodland; elegant and ornamental tree.
Botany
Evergreen shrub or tree; dense, globose crown; 2 to 7 metres tall; pioneer; moderate rate of growth.
Stem: short, slightly fluted; 20 to 30 cm in diameter