Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Ormosia panamensis

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

The plants, but especially the seed and perhaps also the bark, of many if not all species in this genus contain alkaloids and are toxic[ 864 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 21 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Botanical Museum; Cambridge, Massachusetts Year 1963 - 1967 ISBN Description A series of botanical articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Ormosia panamensis is an evergreen tree that grows from 8 - 30 metres tall[ 315 Title Flora of Barro Colorado Island Publication Author Croat. Thomas B. Website http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/croat/home Publisher Stanford University Press Year 1978 ISBN 0-8047-0950-5 Description A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web. , 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. Ormosia panamensis has a range in Panama that is restricted to areas that are affected by an increasing human activities - this has led to the species being considered nationally threatened. However the tree is more common in other parts of its range and so overall it is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral America - Panama Costa Rica, Guatemala to southern Mexico.

HabitatMoist rainforests[ 315 Title Flora of Barro Colorado Island Publication Author Croat. Thomas B. Website http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/croat/home Publisher Stanford University Press Year 1978 ISBN 0-8047-0950-5 Description A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web. ]. Lowland evergreen forest[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].