Sweetwood (Nectandra megapotamica)
Description
Nectandra membranacea is an evergreen tree with a globose-elliptical crown; it can grow 15 - 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be 50 - 80cm in diameter[420].The tree can be harvested from the wild for its useful wood. It can be used as a pioneer species when restoring native woodland
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Laurales
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Family: Lauraceae
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Genus: Nectandra
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