Fabaceae FAMILY
Tachigali tinctoria
Tachigali tinctoria
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tachigali tinctoria is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 15 metres or more in height. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branched for up to 5.5 metres and up to 35cm in diameter[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, French Guiana.
HabitatAmongst low trees and shrubs of secondary growthat elevations around 480 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].