Fabaceae FAMILY

Lonchocarpus araripensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lonchocarpus araripensis is a deciduous tree with a sparse, narrow, vase-shaped crown; it can grow 4 - 7 metres tall. The usually short, crooked bole can be 20 - 35cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It can be used as a pioneer when restoring native woodland and establishing woodland gardens. Ornamental when in bloom, it can be used in landscaping, especially for planting under power lines in streets[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northeast Brazil, Ecuador.

HabitatDry forests and savannah, favouring secondary formations, growing from the coast to moderate elevations and found in a wide range of soils and conditions including dry, rocky soil and moist, clayey, lowland soils[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].