Fabaceae FAMILY

Vatairea erythrocarpa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

A fine dust raised during working the wood affects some operators[ 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. ].

Botanical Description

Vatairea erythrocarpa is a tree that can grow from 20 - 40 metres tall[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, French Guiana; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica.

HabitatWet and very humid forests at low to medium elevations[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. ].