Bignoniaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Handroanthus obscurus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Handroanthus obscurus is a deciduous shrub or small tree that can grow up to 18 metres tall[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 2095 Title Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae) Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370 Author Gentry A.H. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 1992 ISBN 0-89327-368-6 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and also for its timber Handroanthus obscurus is a potential source of the commercially valuable Ipê timber, but is not known to be widely exploited. As this species is widespread, abundant and not currently known to be significantly threatened, it is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

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

HabitatRainforest that is not subject to inundation, mostly occurring on poor sandy soils, also on laja, especially along rivers; at elevations from near sea level to 500 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 2095 Title Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae) Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370 Author Gentry A.H. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 1992 ISBN 0-89327-368-6 Description ].