Fabaceae FAMILY

Vouacapoua macropetala

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vouacapoua macropetala is a tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. The poorly-formed bole has buttresses up to 180cm tall; it can be unbranched for up to 18 metres and is usually 40 - 50cm in diameter, exceptionally to 60cm[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. ]. The bole often has adventitious shoots[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Guyana.

HabitatRainforests, growing in sandy, clay soils, mainly on rocky hillsides[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. ].