Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cullen badocanum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cullen badocanum is a stout, erect, perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist. It can grow 60 - 90cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a source of fibre. Cullen badocanum has a wide distribution across northern Australia, and also in Papua New Guinea to the Phillipines. Moreover it is known to occur across several protected areas in its range and there are no major threats known to the species. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern Australia - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland; New Guinea to the Philippines

HabitatA pioneer plant of disturbed habitats, mainly in woodlands or grasslands where seasonally burned. Also in beds of ephemeral streams, on rocky ridges, or most commonly behind or among coastal dunes, commonly where swampy; at elevations to 600 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].