Fabaceae FAMILY

Diplotropis martiusii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Diplotropis martiusii is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. The bole can be 40 - 60cm in diameter[ 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. , 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, and for its wood, which is used locally and also exported.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana.

HabitatPeriodically flooded forests at elevations below 500 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. ].