Fabaceae FAMILY

Leptolobium panamense

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Leptolobium panamense is a tree with a spreading, often flat crown; it can grow 20 - 40 metres tall[ 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 bole can be 40cm in diameter[ 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of medicines and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Colombia, Venezuela, north through Central America to Mexico.

HabitatWet mixed forests at elevations of 800 metres or less in Guatemala[ 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/ ].