Fabaceae FAMILY

Microlobius foetidus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Microlobius foetidus is a semideciduous shrub or many-branched tree with a low, dense, globose crown; it can grow up to 7 metres tall. The bole can be 20 - 40cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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 a good species for use as a pioneer in restoring native woodland and establishing woodland gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, western Brazil, Bolivia.

HabitatOpen areas, often found in pastures and along the sides of roads, usually on alkaline soils[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 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. ].