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Fabaceae FAMILY

Eysenhardtia officinalis

Eysenhardtia officinalis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eysenhardtia officinalis is a shrub or a small tree that can range from 1.5 - 4 metres tall[ 1456 Title Revisión del género Eysenhardtiaa (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae). Publication A postgraduate Thesis at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Author Ramiro Cruz Durán Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 2006 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as a living fence.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern N. America - eastern Mexico (San Luis Postosi, Hidalgo, Veracruz)
HabitatDeciduous and evergreen forests; at elevations from 200 - 550 metres[ 1456 Title Revisión del género Eysenhardtiaa (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae). Publication A postgraduate Thesis at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Author Ramiro Cruz Durán Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 2006 ISBN Description ].