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Fabaceae FAMILY

Dussia macroprophyllata

Dussia macroprophyllata

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dussia macroprophyllata is a tree that can grow around 40 metres tall. The long, straight, cylindrical bole up to 100cm in diameter and is buttressed[ 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. , 759 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri. Year 1980 ISBN Description A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of timber. It is sometimes sold as a medicine in local markets[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeC. America - western Panama, southern Costa Rica
HabitatRain forest; at elevations from 15 - 2,000 metres[ 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. ].