Fabaceae FAMILY

Machaerium firmum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Machaerium firmum is a spiny tree growing 5 - 15 metres tall with a cylindrical bole[ 528 Title Indicador de Madeiras e Plantas Uteis do Brasil. Publication Author Fonseca E. T. De Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Officinas graphicas Villas-Boas & Co.; Rio de Janeiro Year 1922 ISBN Description Brief details of some of the uses of Brazilian plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1527 Title Taxonomia de Machaerium incorruptibile (Vell.) Benth., e espécies afins (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae) na Mata Atlân Publication Rodriguésia 58 (1): 017-025. 2007 Author Ribeiro R.D. & Lime H.C. de Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

HabitatAtlantic rainforest, usually near the coast, in seasonally semideciduous forest.