Fabaceae FAMILY

Poecilanthe itapuana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Poecilanthe itapuana is a semideciduous shrub or small tree with an open, globose crown; it can grow 4 - 7 metres tall. The short bole can be 15 - 30cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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. , 1558 Title A Synopsis of the Genus Poecilanthe (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Brongniartieae) Publication Rodriguésia Vol 58 No 1, pp 255-264, 2007 Author Meireles J.E. & Tozzi A.M.G.de Azevedo Publisher Year 2007 ISBN 0370-6583 Description ]. The tree yields a good quality timber, but is generally too small for most uses. It is harvested from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil (Bahia).

HabitatCoastal rainforest, often on sand dunes and always favouring sandy soils, often with a high water table[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 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. ].