Fabaceae FAMILY

Lysiloma auritum

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lysiloma auritum is a deciduous shrub or tree with heavy branching and an open, spreading crown; it usually grows 3 - 15 metres tall, occasionally reaching 20 metres[ 1523 Title Lysiloma (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Mesoamerica Publication Kew Bulletin 59. 453-467 (2004) Author Gale S.W. & Pennington T.D. Publisher Year 2004 ISBN Description An excellent review of the Mesoamerican species of Lysiloma with complete botanical descriptions, range, habitats and uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood. It was at one time harvested commercially as a source of wood for railway ties[ 1309 Title The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation Publication Author Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. Publisher University of Wisconsin Year 1981 ISBN 0-333-32221-5 Description An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral America - northern Costa Rica, north to southern Mexico

HabitatValleys and hillsides in cutover areas and degraded dry forest, as well as in primary mixed pine and oak forest; at elevations from 420 - 1,600 metres[ 1523 Title Lysiloma (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Mesoamerica Publication Kew Bulletin 59. 453-467 (2004) Author Gale S.W. & Pennington T.D. Publisher Year 2004 ISBN Description An excellent review of the Mesoamerican species of Lysiloma with complete botanical descriptions, range, habitats and uses. ].