Fabaceae FAMILY

Harpalyce brasiliana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Harpalyce brasiliana is a perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, central and northeastern Brazil

HabitatCerrado. Dry scrubby areas and hot, rocky hillsides[ 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. ].