Fabaceae FAMILY

Eperua oleifera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eperua oleifera is a small to large, evergreen tree. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of resin. The tree is a commercial source of resin for use in varnishes[ 1309 Title The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation Publication Author Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. Publisher University of Wisconsin Year 1981 ISBN 0-333-32221-5 Description An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil.

HabitatScattered in non-inundated forests along the Rio Madeira and smaller streamlet in southern Amazonia, mostly on clay soils[ 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. ]