Fabaceae FAMILY

Hymenolobium petraeum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hymenolobium petraeum is a deciduous tree; it can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight bole is very thick[ 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 its wood, which is a good quality construction timber that is used locally and also traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Colombia, the Guyanas, Venezuela.

HabitatSavannah and mountain savannah forests, often near open granite[ 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. ].