Fabaceae FAMILY Data Deficient

Poecilanthe parviflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Poecilanthe parviflora is an evergreen tree with a dense, globose crown; it is often only 4 - 10 metres tall, but can reach 15 - 25 metres. The bole can be 40 - 60cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. , 1558 Title A Synopsis of the Genus Poecilanthe (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Brongniartieae) Publication Rodriguésia Vol 58 No 1, pp 255-264, 2007 Author Meireles J.E. & Tozzi A.M.G.de Azevedo Publisher Year 2007 ISBN 0370-6583 Description ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its good quality wood. It has potential for use as a pioneer species in restoring native woodland. An extremely ornamental tree, valued especially for its dark-green, shiny foliage, it can be used in landscaping and is particularly useful for street planting[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. Information is limited, but indicates that the species is endemic to an area extending from northern Argentina into the Rio Uruguay valley in Brazil. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 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 RangeS. America - Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern and eastern Brazil.

HabitatBroadleaved, semideciduous forests, found mainly in the dense primary forest, though able to grow in more open areas; favouring deep, clayey soils[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. Gallery forest, secondary scrub and pasture[ 1558 Title A Synopsis of the Genus Poecilanthe (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Brongniartieae) Publication Rodriguésia Vol 58 No 1, pp 255-264, 2007 Author Meireles J.E. & Tozzi A.M.G.de Azevedo Publisher Year 2007 ISBN 0370-6583 Description ].