Fabaceae FAMILY

Eperua glabriflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eperua glabriflora is an evergreen tree growing 5 - 35 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 30cm 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 a local source of fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northwestern Brazil.

HabitatCommon to dominant in upland, non-flooded rainforest, on marshy soils of mixed sand and humus[ 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. ].