Abarema cochliacarpos
Fabaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Abarema cochliacarpos

Abarema cochliacarpos

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

The bark is toxic in high doses[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

A plant of mainly lowland tropical areas. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Abarema+cochliacarpos>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil — Correa M.P. · Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro · 1926 ↩︎A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants.
  2. [2]Nodulation Plants in GRIN Taxonomy — United States Department of Agriculture · http://www.ars-grin.gov/~sbmljw/cgi-bin/taxnodul.pl?language=en ↩︎An online database listing plants that have either positive or negative reports on root and stem nodulation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
  3. [3]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  4. [4]Antinociceptive effects of Abarema cochliacarpos (B.A. Gomes) Barneby & J.w.Grimes (Mimosaceae) — Silva N.C.B. et al · 2009 · ISBN 0102-695X ↩︎
  5. [5]Atividade Antibacteriana in vitro do extrato de Abarema cochliacarpos (Gomes) Barneby & J.W. Grimes Contra Bactérias — Tenório R.F.L. et al · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1590/1089-6891v17i218391 ↩︎
  6. [6]Abarema cochliacarpos: Gastroprotective and ulcer-healing activities — da Silva M.S.; de Almeida A.C.A. Et al · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2010.08.001 ↩︎A report on the healing properties of Abarema cochliacarpos.
  7. [7]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.