Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Ormosia fastigiata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ormosia fastigiata is a large, evergreen tree The tree is probably harvested from the wild for local use of its wood and seeds. It is used in soil restoration projects. Ormosia fastigiata has a large geographical distribution within Brazil. However, the native habitat is under intensive anthopogenic pressure and only a very small percentage is protected. The plant is currently classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2012)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil - Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná, north to Bahia.

HabitatGallery forest, Atlantic rain torest) and cerrado, often on steep slopes; at elevations up to 600 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 749 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 32 Publication Author Rudd V.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington. Year 1968 ISBN Description Monographs of several species in the family Fabaceae, including the Ormosia that occur in the Americas. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Common within intact closed cover cerrado and frequent in undisturbed open canopy cerrado[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].