Fabaceae FAMILY

Aldina insignis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aldina insignis is an evergreen tree that can range in size from 6 metres when growing in scrub savannah, to more than 30 metres when growing in the rainforest. The bole of large specimens is buttressed[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and occasional source of food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Guyana.

HabitatA canopy tree in rain forest and montane scrub savanah, at elevations up to 750 metres[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].