Fabaceae FAMILY

Hymenolobium pulcherrimum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hymenolobium pulcherrimum is a deciduous tree, it can grow up to 50 metres tall[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. , 461 Title Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil Publication Author Correa M.P. Publisher Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro Year 1926 ISBN Description A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a good quality construction timber that is used locally and also traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela.

HabitatRain forests on land not subject to seasonal inundation; at elevations up to 400 metres[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ].