Fabaceae FAMILY
Ormosia grandiflora
Ormosia grandiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ormosia grandiflora is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall[ 749 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 32 Publication Author Rudd V.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington. Year 1968 ISBN Description Monographs of several species in the family Fabaceae, including the Ormosia that occur in the Americas. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
Habitat'Terra firma' wood in the Amazon basin[ 749 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 32 Publication Author Rudd V.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington. Year 1968 ISBN Description Monographs of several species in the family Fabaceae, including the Ormosia that occur in the Americas. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].