
Fabaceae FAMILY
Machaerium floribundum
Machaerium floribundum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Climber
Growth—
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[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Machaerium+floribundum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]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.
- [2]Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 20 — Smithsonian Institute; Washington. · 1925 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A botanical journal, it includes a monograph on the American species of the genus Rinorea. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [3]The genus Machaerium (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae:Dalbergieae) in Ecuador — Lozano P. & Klitgaard B.B. · 2006 · http://10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[124:TGMLPD]2.0.CO;2 ↩︎
- [4]Fruits of the Guianan Flora — van Roosmalen. M.G.M. · Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. · 1985 · ISBN 90-9000988-4 ↩︎Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
- [5]Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Vol. 10 — New York Botanical Garden; New York. · 1958 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A botanical journal this volume looks mainly at the flora of the Guayana Highlands. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [6]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