Fabaceae FAMILY

Ormosia amazonica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The plants, but especially the seed and perhaps also the bark, of many if not all species in this genus contain alkaloids and are toxic[ 864 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 21 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Botanical Museum; Cambridge, Massachusetts Year 1963 - 1967 ISBN Description A series of botanical articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Ormosia amazonica is an evergreen tree; it can grow from 10 - 25 metres tall[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. , 749 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 32 Publication Author Rudd V.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington. Year 1968 ISBN Description Monographs of several species in the family Fabaceae, including the Ormosia that occur in the Americas. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of beads and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Peru; C. America - Panama.

HabitatForests, especially along the sides of rivers, in areas subject to seasonal inundation[ 749 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 32 Publication Author Rudd V.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington. Year 1968 ISBN Description Monographs of several species in the family Fabaceae, including the Ormosia that occur in the Americas. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Wet or very humid forests at low to medium elevations[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. ].