Fabaceae FAMILY

Machaerium hirtum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Machaerium hirtum is a spiny, deciduous tree with a small, roundish crown; it can grow from 3 - 11 metres tall. The short, cylindrical 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. , 1528 Title Machaerium (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Dalbergieae) nos estados de Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil Publication Rodríguésia 62(1): 107-122. 2011 Author Polido C.A. & Sartori A.L.B. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It can be used as a pioneer when restoring native woodland and also for establishing woodland gardens. Ornamental when in bloom, it can be used in landscaping[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, most regions of Brazil, Bolivia.

HabitatRainforests, dryland forests, wooded savannah and savannah, usually in more open areas and secondary formations; favouring clayey soils, tolerating calcareous and salty soils, and also seasonal inundation of the soil[ 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. ].