Fabaceae FAMILY
Cynometra retusa
Cynometra retusa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cynometra retusa is a tree that usually grows around 12 - 15 metres tall, but with specimens reported to reach 30 metres. The bole is usually around 50cm in diameter, occasionally to 100cm, usually with buttresses[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of charcoal.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeC. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, southern Mexico.
HabitatAn understorey tree in wet forest, often at or near the edge of tidal streams, at elevations up to 400 metres. It is most often found at the very edge of the water, often leaning out across it[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 1309 Title The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation Publication Author Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. Publisher University of Wisconsin Year 1981 ISBN 0-333-32221-5 Description An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus. ].