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Aspidosperma polyneuron
Red Peroba is a large forest tree from South America, growing up to about 40 m tall and valued for its timber, not as a garden or houseplant. It is an emergent tree of the Atlantic Forest and is listed as Endangered due to over-harvesting.
Aspidosperma polyneuron, commonly known as Peroba and Peroba Rosa, is a species of tree native to eastern and southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina (Misiones Province), and Paraguay in eastern South America, and to Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela in northwestern South America. It is a characteristic tree of the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. In addition, it is useful for beekeeping.
It is a popular timber tree, and has been over-exploited across parts of its range. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Endangered.
The wood is dark pink, with a specific gravity of 0.7 g/cm³. It is easy to work. In Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, it is used for construction, furniture, carpentry, and flooring.
Aspidosperma discolor · White Quebracho · Aspidosperma ramiflorum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aspidosperma polyneuron by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
