Fabaceae FAMILY

Eperua purpurea

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eperua purpurea is an evergreen tree usually growing 20 - 50 metres tall, with some specimens up to 70 metres having been recorded. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 30 - 100cm in diameter[ 383 Title A Monograph of the Genus Eperua. Publication Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. No. 28 Author Cowan. R.S. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington DC Year 1975 ISBN Description Number 28 in the 'Smithsonian Contributions to Botany' series, a very detailed monograph of the genus Eperua. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood. Considered to be one of the most beautiful flowering trees in the world with its purple flower clusters and contrasting bright green foliage[ 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 RangeS. America - northwest Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela.

HabitatA canopy or emergent tree in savannah scrub, moist places in upland rainforest[ 383 Title A Monograph of the Genus Eperua. Publication Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. No. 28 Author Cowan. R.S. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington DC Year 1975 ISBN Description Number 28 in the 'Smithsonian Contributions to Botany' series, a very detailed monograph of the genus Eperua. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet. ].