Fabaceae FAMILY

Coursetia ferruginea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Coursetia ferruginea is an erect, deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow from 1 - 15 metres tall[ 1338 Title Systematics of Coursetia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) Publication Syst. Bot. Monogr. 21 1988 Author Lavin M. Publisher Year 1988 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean - Trinidad; C. America - Panama

HabitatCoastal and montane tropical dry forests and savannahs; at elevations up to 1,400 metres