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Fabaceae FAMILY

Clathrotropis macrocarpa

Clathrotropis macrocarpa

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is used as a poison[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

A plant of low elevations in the wet tropics.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Clathrotropis+macrocarpa>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Medicinal Plants of the Guianas — DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. · Smithsonian Museum · http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html ↩︎A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
  2. [2]Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean — Longwood.F.R. · USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. · 1962 ↩︎Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet.
  3. [3]Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 27 — Botanical Museum; Massachusetts. · 1979 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Contains various articles including one on the uses of Erisma japura and Monopteryx angustifolia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.