Fabaceae FAMILY
Pseudopiptadenia suaveolens
Pseudopiptadenia suaveolens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pseudopiptadenia suaveolens is a tree with a broad, flat crown; it can grow up to 50 metres tall. The bole has buttresses up to 5 metres high[ 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 used locally and also traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Costa Rica.
HabitatRain forests, savannah forests and mountain savannah forests[ 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. ]. Forests in areas not subject to seasonal inundation at elevations below 400 metres[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ].