Fabaceae FAMILY

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Macroptilium atropurpureum is an annual to perennial, deep-rooting legume. The twining stems can be 5 metres or more long and up to 5mm in diameter; they scramble over the ground and grow into other plants for support. Stems close to the ground may develop secondary roots, usually on light soils when the soil surface remains continuously moist for some weeks[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 375 Title Grassland Species - Profiles Publication Author Website http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/Default.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse information on over 650 species of plants that grow in grassland, including trees, shrubs and perennial plants as well as grasses. Gives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is used to reclaim and stabilize soils.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, French Guiana; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean

HabitatMoist or dry thickets, usually twining over shrubs, sometimes procumbent on banks, at elevations up to 1,200 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].