Fabaceae FAMILY
Batesia floribunda
Batesia floribunda
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Batesia floribunda is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru (Loreto), Colombia, Brazil (Amazonas), French Guiana
HabitatLowland rainforest; at elevations up to 400 metres[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ]. Flourishes in sandy, non-inundated soils in riverine forests[ 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. ].