Fabaceae FAMILY

Alexa imperatricis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alexa imperatricis is a tree with a small, oval crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is unbuttressed, unbranched for up to 24 metres, and usually around 50 - 60cm in diameter, though they can be up to 90cm[ 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 local use as a medicine and source of timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela.

HabitatForested slopes[ 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. ]. Heavy forests on light-coloured sands[ 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. ].