Fabaceae FAMILY
Senegalia picachensis
Senegalia picachensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
Especially in times of drought, many Acacia species can concentrate high levels of the toxin Hydrogen cyanide in their foliage, making them dangerous for herbivores to eat.
Botanical Description
Senegalia picachensis is an unarmed shrub or a small tree growing from 2 - 9 metres tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeC. America - Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala to northern Mexico
HabitatDry or moist thickets or thinly forested hillsides, sometimes in oak forest or on limestone; at elevations from 200 - 2,250 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].